Battle of Soissons (1918)
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The Battle of Soissons (1918) was a major World War I Allied offensive on the Western Front, in which French and American forces, including the U.S. 2nd Infantry Division, launched a successful counterattack that helped turn the tide against the German Spring Offensive.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Soissons (1918) canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2821219 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Battle of Soissons (1918) Context triple: [United States 2nd Infantry Division, notableBattle, Battle of Soissons (1918)]
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Third Battle of the Aisne
The Third Battle of the Aisne was a major German offensive on the Western Front in May–June 1918 during World War I, marked by rapid German advances that threatened Paris before ultimately stalling.
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Second Battle of the Marne
The Second Battle of the Marne was a major 1918 World War I offensive and counteroffensive on the Western Front that marked the last significant German attack and a decisive turning point in favor of the Allies.
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Battle of Amiens 1870
The Battle of Amiens (1870) was a Franco-Prussian War engagement in which Prussian forces defeated the French near the city of Amiens in northern France.
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Battle of Arras (1918)
The Battle of Arras (1918) was a late-World War I Allied offensive on the Western Front, part of the Hundred Days Offensive that helped break German lines and hasten the end of the war.
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E.
Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge
The Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge was a major World War I offensive in October 1918 in Champagne, France, where American and French forces, including U.S. Marines, broke key German defensive positions and helped pave the way for the war’s end.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Soissons (1918) Target entity description: The Battle of Soissons (1918) was a major World War I Allied offensive on the Western Front, in which French and American forces, including the U.S. 2nd Infantry Division, launched a successful counterattack that helped turn the tide against the German Spring Offensive.
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A.
Third Battle of the Aisne
The Third Battle of the Aisne was a major German offensive on the Western Front in May–June 1918 during World War I, marked by rapid German advances that threatened Paris before ultimately stalling.
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B.
Second Battle of the Marne
The Second Battle of the Marne was a major 1918 World War I offensive and counteroffensive on the Western Front that marked the last significant German attack and a decisive turning point in favor of the Allies.
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C.
Battle of Amiens 1870
The Battle of Amiens (1870) was a Franco-Prussian War engagement in which Prussian forces defeated the French near the city of Amiens in northern France.
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D.
Battle of Arras (1918)
The Battle of Arras (1918) was a late-World War I Allied offensive on the Western Front, part of the Hundred Days Offensive that helped break German lines and hasten the end of the war.
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E.
Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge
The Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge was a major World War I offensive in October 1918 in Champagne, France, where American and French forces, including U.S. Marines, broke key German defensive positions and helped pave the way for the war’s end.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I battle
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battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
France
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German Empire ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| casualtiesSide1 | heavy ⓘ |
| commanderSide1 |
Charles Mangin
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James W. McAndrew NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean Degoutte ⓘ Marie-Eugène Debeney ⓘ |
| commanderSide2 |
Bruno von Mudra
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Max von Boehn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| endDate | 1918-07-22 ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Allied advances in the Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ |
| front | Western Front ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
French colonial divisions
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French tank units ⓘ United States 1st Infantry Division ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. 1st Infantry Division
2nd Infantry Division ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. 2nd Infantry Division
|
| location | near Soissons, Aisne, France ⓘ |
| natureOfAttack | Allied counteroffensive ⓘ |
| notableFor |
effective Franco-American cooperation
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major early engagement of American troops in offensive operations ⓘ significant use of French tanks in support of infantry ⓘ |
| objective |
to cut German supply and communication lines
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to pinch off the Soissons–Château-Thierry salient ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ |
| precededBy |
German Spring Offensive (1918)
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surface form:
German Aisne-Marne offensive
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| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| side1 |
French 10th Army
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surface form:
French Tenth Army
French 3rd Army ⓘ
surface form:
French Third Army
United States Army ⓘ |
| side2 | German Empire ⓘ |
| startDate | 1918-07-18 ⓘ |
| strategicContext |
German Spring Offensive (1918)
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surface form:
German Spring Offensive
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| strategicEffect |
halted German advance on the Marne
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helped turn the tide on the Western Front in 1918 ⓘ |
| territorialChange | Allied recapture of ground lost during the German Spring Offensive ⓘ |
| theater | European theatre of World War I ⓘ |
| timePeriod | July 1918 ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
combined arms assault
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surprise attack at dawn ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
artillery
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tanks ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Soissons (1918) Description of subject: The Battle of Soissons (1918) was a major World War I Allied offensive on the Western Front, in which French and American forces, including the U.S. 2nd Infantry Division, launched a successful counterattack that helped turn the tide against the German Spring Offensive.
Referenced by (7)
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