Battle of Chemin des Dames

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath increased mutinies in French army
gptkbp:analysis studied in military academies
gptkbp:casualties approximately 53,000
approximately 134,000
approximately 187,000
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Philippe_Pétain
gptkb:Robert_Nivelle
gptkbp:commemoration annual remembrance events
memorials in France
gptkbp:cultural_references depicted in literature
depicted in films
depicted in documentaries
gptkbp:date April 16, 1917
gptkbp:defense German trenches
gptkbp:duration April 16, 1917 to May 9, 1917
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Aisne
gptkbp:german_general gptkb:Georg_von_der_Marwitz
gptkbp:has_units gptkb:German_7th_Army
gptkb:French_10th_Army
gptkbp:historical_debate debate over French military leadership
debate over effectiveness of Nivelle's strategy
debate over the role of artillery
gptkbp:historical_impact influenced future military strategies
gptkbp:historical_significance one of the bloodiest battles of WWI
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Chemin des Dames
gptkbp:impact psychological effects on soldiers
strategic reassessment by commanders
gptkbp:legacy led to changes in French military leadership
gptkbp:location Chemin des Dames, France
gptkbp:military_technology machine guns
artillery shells
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Henri_Gouraud
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun
gptkbp:public_perception controversial among historians
gptkbp:result French tactical failure
gptkbp:significance part of the Nivelle Offensive
gptkbp:strategic_goals break through German defenses
gptkbp:strategy defensive tactics
offensive tactics
gptkbp:tactics artillery bombardment
gptkbp:terrain hilly and wooded area
gptkbp:type offensive
gptkbp:weather_conditions rain and mud
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:General_Robert_Nivelle
gptkb:Chemin_des_Dames
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5