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title: German Preparations for the Spring Offensive
author: Imperial War Museums
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21570/german-preparations-for-the-spring-offensive/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2026-02-10
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# German Preparations for the Spring Offensive

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## Image File

[![German Preparations for the Spring Offensive](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21570.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21570.png)

## Image Caption

A photograph showing preparations for the [German Spring Offensive](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2898/german-spring-offensive/) of 1918. St. Quentin, France. This was the last major offensive action by the German Army of the First World [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (1914-18).

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## Cite This Work

### APA
Museums, I. W. (2026, February 10). German Preparations for the Spring Offensive. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21570/german-preparations-for-the-spring-offensive/>
### Chicago
Museums, Imperial War. "German Preparations for the Spring Offensive." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 10, 2026. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21570/german-preparations-for-the-spring-offensive/>.
### MLA
Museums, Imperial War. "German Preparations for the Spring Offensive." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Feb 2026, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21570/german-preparations-for-the-spring-offensive/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205080547) by **Imperial War Museums**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 10 February 2026. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.