6 1918 WW I headline display newspapers w Last German offensive in World War One

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6 1918 WW I headline newspapers BATTLE OF THE LYS - one of the last German offensives of WW I -  FLANDERS  Belgium  -
inv # 1E-205
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SEE PHOTOs----- Lot of six (6) COMPLETE ORIGINAL NEWSPAPERs, the
Los Angeles Evening Herald
(CA) dated April 17, 20, 23, 27, 29, and 30, 1918.
This is a lot of 6 different dated newspapers with large bold headlines and coverage of the WW I
BATTLE OF THE LYS, in Flanders, BELGIUM
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This was one of the last German offensives of WW I.
The Battle of the Lys from 7 to 29 April 1918, was part of the 1918 German offensive in Flanders during World War I, also known as the Spring Offensive. It was originally planned by General Ludendorff as Operation George but was reduced to Operation Georgette, with the objective of capturing Ypres, forcing the British forces back to the channel ports and out of the war. In planning, execution and effects, Georgette was similar to (although smaller than) Operation Michael, earlier in the Spring Offensive.
Flanders (and Belgium as a whole) saw some of the greatest loss of life on the Western Front of the First World War, in particular from the three battles of Ypres.
Flemish feeling of identity and consciousness grew through the events and experiences of war. The occupying German authorities took several Flemish-friendly measures. More importantly, the experiences of many Dutch-speaking soldiers on the front led by French-speaking officers catalysed Flemish emancipation. The French-speaking officers often gave orders in French only, followed by "et pour les Flamands, la même chose!", meaning "and for the Flemish, the same thing!" (which did not help the Flemish conscripts, who were mostly uneducated farmers and workers unable to have understood what had been said in French). The resulting suffering is still remembered by Flemish organizations during the yearly Yser pilgrimage in Diksmuide at the monument of the Yser Tower.
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