First Battle of the Marne
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The First Battle of the Marne was a pivotal 1914 World War I clash in France that halted the German advance toward Paris and ended hopes for a quick German victory on the Western Front.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| First Battle of the Marne canonical | 23 |
| Battle of the Marne | 6 |
| Battle of the Marne (1914) | 3 |
| First Marne | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: First Battle of the Marne Context triple: [World War I, notableBattle, First Battle of the Marne]
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Battle of Verdun
The Battle of Verdun was one of the longest and bloodiest engagements of World War I, symbolizing the brutal attrition warfare on the Western Front between France and Germany in 1916.
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Battle of the Somme
The Battle of the Somme was a major and notoriously bloody 1916 World War I offensive on the Western Front, remembered for its massive casualties and limited territorial gains.
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Battle of France
The Battle of France was the 1940 German campaign that rapidly defeated France and the Low Countries, leading to the fall of Paris and the occupation of much of Western Europe in World War II.
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Battle of Jena–Auerstedt
The Battle of Jena–Auerstedt was a decisive 1806 Napoleonic victory over Prussia that shattered the Prussian army and established French dominance in Central Europe.
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Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was a major German offensive in the winter of 1944–1945 on the Western Front, notable as the last significant Nazi counterattack and one of the bloodiest battles fought by U.S. forces in World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: First Battle of the Marne Target entity description: The First Battle of the Marne was a pivotal 1914 World War I clash in France that halted the German advance toward Paris and ended hopes for a quick German victory on the Western Front.
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A.
Battle of Verdun
The Battle of Verdun was one of the longest and bloodiest engagements of World War I, symbolizing the brutal attrition warfare on the Western Front between France and Germany in 1916.
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B.
Battle of the Somme
The Battle of the Somme was a major and notoriously bloody 1916 World War I offensive on the Western Front, remembered for its massive casualties and limited territorial gains.
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C.
Battle of France
The Battle of France was the 1940 German campaign that rapidly defeated France and the Low Countries, leading to the fall of Paris and the occupation of much of Western Europe in World War II.
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D.
Battle of Jena–Auerstedt
The Battle of Jena–Auerstedt was a decisive 1806 Napoleonic victory over Prussia that shattered the Prussian army and established French dominance in Central Europe.
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E.
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was a major German offensive in the winter of 1944–1945 on the Western Front, notable as the last significant Nazi counterattack and one of the bloodiest battles fought by U.S. forces in World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
First Battle of the Marne
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surface form:
Battle of the Marne
First Battle of the Marne ⓘ
surface form:
First Marne
|
| belligerent |
French Third Republic
ⓘ
German Empire ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom
|
| casualties | hundreds of thousands killed and wounded on both sides ⓘ |
| cause | German advance into France following the Schlieffen Plan ⓘ |
| commander |
Alexander von Kluck
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Ferdinand Foch ⓘ Helmuth von Moltke the Younger ⓘ John French ⓘ Joseph Joffre ⓘ Karl von Bülow ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| date | September 1914 ⓘ |
| effect | transition from mobile warfare to entrenched positions ⓘ |
| endDate | 1914-09-12 ⓘ |
| followedBy | First Battle of the Aisne ⓘ |
| front | Western Front ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early phase of World War I ⓘ |
| involvedForce |
British Expeditionary Force
ⓘ
French Fifth Army ⓘ German 1st Army ⓘ
surface form:
German First Army
German Second Army ⓘ |
| location |
France
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Marne ⓘ
surface form:
Marne River
|
| militaryOperation | counter-offensive by French and British forces ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Marne
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surface form:
Marne River
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| notableFeature | use of Paris taxicabs to transport French troops ⓘ |
| opponent |
Allied Powers of World War I
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surface form:
Allied Powers
Central Powers ⓘ |
| partOf | Western Front ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of the Frontiers ⓘ |
| result |
Allied victory
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German advance halted ⓘ beginning of trench warfare stalemate on Western Front ⓘ failure of German quick-victory plans on Western Front ⓘ |
| startDate | 1914-09-06 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
ended German hopes for a rapid victory in the west
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forced German retreat to the Aisne River ⓘ led to the so-called Race to the Sea ⓘ prevented capture of Paris by German forces ⓘ |
| theater |
Western Front
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surface form:
Western Front of World War I
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| year | 1914 ⓘ |
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Subject: First Battle of the Marne Description of subject: The First Battle of the Marne was a pivotal 1914 World War I clash in France that halted the German advance toward Paris and ended hopes for a quick German victory on the Western Front.
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