Battle of the Meuse Offensive

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:47th_Army
gptkbp:aftermath led to the signing of the Armistice of Compiègne
gptkbp:benefits gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkbp:casualties approximately 117,000
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_John_J._Pershing
gptkb:General_Paul_von_Hindenburg
gptkbp:cultural_impact depicted in literature and film
gptkbp:date September 26, 1918
gptkbp:defense heavily fortified
gptkbp:duration 4 days
gptkbp:enemy September 26, 1918
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_the_Argonne_Forest
gptkbp:fought_in 1918
autumn
gptkbp:historical_analysis considered a turning point
gptkbp:historical_context part of the Hundred Days Offensive
gptkbp:historical_debate impact on German morale
effect on Allied unity
role in the war's conclusion
gptkbp:historical_significance contributed to the end of World War I
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Meuse Offensive
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:German_4th_Army
gptkb:American_Expeditionary_Forces
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in memorials and monuments
gptkbp:key gptkb:Meuse_River
gptkb:Argonne_Forest
gptkbp:landscape hilly and wooded
gptkbp:legacy influenced modern warfare tactics
gptkbp:location Meuse River, France
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:military_officer
over 600,000
gptkbp:military_strategy defensive tactics
offensive operations
gptkbp:notable_allies over 500,000
gptkbp:notable_battle October 1, 1918
gptkbp:objective break through German defenses
gptkbp:outcome significant territorial gains
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Saint-Mihiel
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance part of the final Allied offensive of World War I
gptkbp:strategic_importance disrupt German supply lines
force German retreat
gptkbp:tactics combined arms operations
gptkbp:technology gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:military_unit
machine guns
tanks
gptkbp:weather_conditions rainy and muddy