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August 1918

Month in 19181918JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberThe following events occurred in August 1918: Australian General John Monash received a knighthood on the battlefield in France.Painting by Will Longstaff depicting German prisoners of war on the first day of the Battle of Amiens.Painting by Fred Leist Australian troops capturing Mont Saint-Quentin, France in battle.August 1, 1918 (Thursday)editSecond Battle of the Marne – The French Tenth Army launched an attack against Germany defenses and were able to penetrate 5 miles (8.0 km) into German-held territory.North Russia intervention – Royal NavyFairey Campaniaseaplanes from the seaplane tenderHMS Nairana joined Allied ground forces in driving Bolshevik troops from the mouth of the Northern Dvina river in Russia in the first fully combined air, sea, and land military operation in history.A military dictatorship was established in Mughan region of Azerbaijan in opposition to the country's move to independence in May.

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