【英文原文】
Second Battle of the Marne
The Second Battle of the Marne, or Battle of Reims (15 July to 6 August 1918) was the last major German offensive on the Western Front during World War I. It failed when an Allied counterattack led by French forces overwhelmed the Germans, inflicting severe casualties.
Background
Following the failures of the Spring Offensive to end the war, Erich Ludendorff, Chief Quartermaster-General and virtual military ruler of Germany, believed that an attack through Flanders would give Germany a decisive victory over the British Expeditionary Force (BEF), the most potent Allied force on the Western Front at that time. To shield his intentions and draw Allied troops away from Belgium, Ludendorff planned for a large diversionary attack along the Marne.
【中文译文】
1918年7月15日至8月6日的第二次马恩战役(也称兰斯战役)是第一次世界大战期间德国西部战线的最后一次主要进攻战役。法国领军的联盟军对德军强有力的反击导致这场死伤惨重的战役最终以德军的失败告终。
春季进攻失败之后，德军行政军领袖、实战军事指挥官埃里希鲁登道夫相信在这个时候对西部战线最有力的联军--英国远征军进行军事打击将会为德军带来决定性的胜利。于是鲁登道夫在马恩河沿线发动一次大规模的佯攻，目的是将联军引离比利时并掩饰他的军事战略。