184 EXTRACTS FROM OFFICIAL DESPATCHES. 



By Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, k.t., g.c.b., g.c.v.o., 

 K.C.I.B., Commander-in-Chief, British Armies in France, 

 dated 20th July, 1918. 



{The Great German Offensive). 

 " The enormous amount of additional work thrown upon 

 the different branches of my Staff and upon the Administrative 

 Services and Departments by such fighting as that of March 

 and April can readily be imagined. The evacuation of great 

 masses of stores, hospitals .... called for the highest powers 

 of organisation, the most constant forethought- and supervision, 

 and the most devoted labour. That all this work was carried 

 out so smoothly and successfully under circumstances of 

 extraordinary difficulty .... reflects the highest credit on 

 all concerned." 



" I wish to thank the heads of the various Branches of the 

 Staff and of Departments and Services for the essential share 

 that they and their subordinates have taken in preventing the 

 realisation of the enemy's plans." 



