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Man Who Defeated Germany Becomes War’s True Conqueror
Ripley notes a parliamentary inquiry in the Reichstag credits General Sir John Monash, Australian commander, with breaking Germany on August 8 at Peronne. German leaders acknowledge that day as decisive, altering hopes of victory and the Kaiser’s view. Monash, a Melbourne businessman and amateur soldier, is celebrated as the author of Germany’s “Black Day.”
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