The [[Second Battle of the Somme|Second Battle of the Somme of 1918]] was fought during the [[World War I|First World War]] on the Western Front from [[1918-08-15 - 1918-09-30|late August to early September]], in the basin of the [[Somme River|Somme]]. It was part of a series of successful counter-offensives in response to the German Spring Offensive, after a pause for redeployment and supply.