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On the Western Front, significant activity unfolds around the Cambrai sector. The Germans launch a counteroffensive, capturing key positions like La Vacquerie from the Allies, forcing the British to retreat from strategic points such as Fraysky and Avesnes. The battle results in staggering casualties—over 40,000 combined casualties, with nearly 10,000 British and 11,000 Germans captured—highlighting the relentless nature of trench warfare and the brutal tactics involving poison gas, artillery, and meticulous trench assaults.
Despite initial British advances, the battle's tide turns in favor of the Germans using combined arms tactics, reinforcing the war’s grim reality: technological advances do not guarantee victory but often cause heavier losses.