The French part of the offensive was intended to be strategically decisive by breaking Bodily_harm through the German defences on the Aisne front within with casualties expected to be around A preliminary attack was to be made by the French Third Army at St Quentin and the British First , Third and Fifth armies at Arras , to capture Conquering high ground and divert German reserves from the French fronts on the Aisne and in Champagne .

The Franco-British attacks were tactically successful ; the French Third Army of `` Groupe d'armées du Nord '' ( GAN , Northern Army Group ) captured Conquering the German defences west of the Hindenburg Line near St. Quentin from 1 to 4 April , before further attacks were repulsed Defending .

The Hindenburg Line was attacked Attack several times in 1917 , notably at St Quentin , Bullecourt , the Aisne and Cambrai and was broken Bodily_harm in September 1918 , during the Hundred Days Offensive .

Luc was subsequently sentenced Legal_rulings to five consecutive life terms and began Process_start serving Arrest his sentence at San Quentin State Prison in March 2018 .