Battle of the Saint-Mihiel Offensive

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath boosted American morale
gptkbp:casualties approximately 30,000 German
approximately 7,000 American
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Germany
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Hermann_von_Stein
gptkb:General_John_J._Pershing
gptkbp:date September 12–15, 1918
gptkbp:duration 4 days
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Meuse-Argonne_Offensive
gptkbp:historical_context part of the larger Meuse-Argonne Campaign
gptkbp:historical_significance influenced post-war military strategy
contributed to the end of World War I
demonstrated American military capability
first large-scale use of American troops
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Saint-Mihiel Offensive
gptkbp:involved_forces gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:French_Army
gptkbp:location gptkb:Saint-Mihiel,_France
gptkbp:military_leadership gptkb:General_Georg_von_der_Marwitz
gptkb:General_Hermann_von_Stein
gptkb:General_Charles_Mangin
gptkb:General_Hans_von_Seeckt
gptkb:General_Joseph_Joffre
gptkb:General_Ferdinand_Foch
gptkb:General_Paul_de_Villebois-Mareuil
gptkb:General_Otto_von_Below
gptkb:General_Wilhelm_von_Leeb
gptkb:General_Max_von_Gallwitz
gptkb:General_Erich_von_Ludendorff
gptkbp:military_technology artillery used
machine guns used
tanks used
aircraft used
gptkbp:operations gptkb:Operation_Saint_Mihiel
gptkbp:outcome liberation of Saint-Mihiel
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance gptkb:First_major_offensive_by_the_American_Expeditionary_Forces
gptkbp:strategic_goals to secure a salient
gptkbp:strategy encirclement
gptkbp:tactics artillery bombardment
gptkbp:terrain hilly and wooded area
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4