Battle of the Aisne (1918)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath contributed to the end of the war
gptkbp:casualties high
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Allied_Powers
gptkb:Central_Powers
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_John_J._Pershing
gptkb:General_Ferdinand_Foch
gptkbp:date 1918
gptkbp:duration September 27 -October 2, 1918
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_the_Sambre
gptkbp:historical_context final offensives of World War I
gptkbp:historical_impact shifted balance of power in Europe
gptkbp:historical_significance Aisne region
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:government_documents
gptkb:Archives
newspaper articles
personal accounts
battlefield reports
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Aisne (1918)
gptkbp:legacy influenced military tactics
commemorated in literature
studied in military academies
shaped post-war treaties
inspired war memorials
gptkbp:location Aisne River, France
gptkbp:memorials commemorative sites in France
gptkbp:military_unit gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:French_Army
gptkb:German_Army
gptkb:American_Expeditionary_Forces
gptkbp:outcome disruption of German lines
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Second_Battle_of_the_Aisne
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Cambrai
gptkb:Meuse-Argonne_Offensive
gptkb:Battle_of_Saint-Quentin_Canal
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance part of the Hundred Days Offensive
gptkbp:strategic_goals breakthrough of German defenses
gptkbp:tactics combined arms operations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Philippe_Pétain
gptkb:The_Great_War
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4