 By mid @-@ 1918 , the German Army had been fought to a standstill after its Spring Offensive and the Allies had sought to take the initiative . Accordingly , the Hundred Days Offensive began on 8 August , with an attack on Amiens which marked the beginning of a series of advances by the Allies that ultimately ended the war . By late October , the New Zealand Division , commanded by Major General Andrew Russell , along with part of the British Third Army , had advanced to the west of the town of Le Quesnoy . 
