Second Battle of the Aisne
E407905
The Second Battle of the Aisne was a major 1917 World War I offensive by French forces against German positions on the Western Front, notable for its heavy casualties and limited territorial gains.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Second Battle of the Aisne canonical | 4 |
| Aisne and Champagne campaigns | 1 |
| Aisne offensive | 1 |
| Aisne offensives | 1 |
| Chemin des Dames | 1 |
| Oise-Aisne Offensive | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4036453 — 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: Second Battle of the Aisne Context triple: [Aisne, historicalEventSite, Second Battle of the Aisne]
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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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First Battle of the Aisne
The First Battle of the Aisne was a World War I engagement in September 1914 in northern France, where Allied forces pursued retreating German armies and the fighting solidified into the trench warfare that would characterize much of the Western Front.
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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 Le Cateau
The Battle of Le Cateau was a major early World War I engagement in August 1914, in which retreating British forces mounted a hard-fought defensive stand against advancing German armies in northern France.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Second Battle of the Aisne Target entity description: The Second Battle of the Aisne was a major 1917 World War I offensive by French forces against German positions on the Western Front, notable for its heavy casualties and limited territorial gains.
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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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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.
First Battle of the Aisne
The First Battle of the Aisne was a World War I engagement in September 1914 in northern France, where Allied forces pursued retreating German armies and the fighting solidified into the trench warfare that would characterize much of the Western Front.
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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 Le Cateau
The Battle of Le Cateau was a major early World War I engagement in August 1914, in which retreating British forces mounted a hard-fought defensive stand against advancing German armies in northern France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Nivelle Offensive
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surface form:
Nivelle Offensive on the Aisne
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| belligerent |
French Third Republic
ⓘ
German Empire ⓘ |
| casualties | very heavy ⓘ |
| causeOf |
Nivelle Offensive
ⓘ
surface form:
French Army mutinies of 1917
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| commandChangeConsequence |
appointment of Philippe Pétain as French commander-in-chief
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dismissal of Robert Nivelle ⓘ |
| commander |
Charles Mangin
ⓘ
Fritz von Below ⓘ Max von Boehn NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippe Pétain ⓘ Robert Nivelle ⓘ |
| conflictIn | World War I ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dateEnd | 1917-05-09 ⓘ |
| dateStart | 1917-04-16 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Third Battle of the Aisne ⓘ |
| front | Western Front ⓘ |
| frontLength | approximately 40 kilometers ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
French 10th Army
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French Fifth Army ⓘ
surface form:
French 5th Army
French 6th Army ⓘ German 7th Army ⓘ |
| location |
Aisne
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surface form:
Aisne River
Aisne (department) ⓘ
surface form:
Aisne department
Chemin des Dames ridge ⓘ France ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collapse of French army morale
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high French casualties ⓘ limited territorial gains ⓘ subsequent French army mutinies ⓘ |
| objective |
breakthrough of German lines on the Aisne
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decisive victory within 48 hours as planned by Nivelle ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nivelle Offensive
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Western Front ⓘ |
| precededBy | First Battle of the Aisne ⓘ |
| result |
French offensive failure
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German defensive victory ⓘ |
| strategicContext | Allied attempt to break trench warfare stalemate in 1917 ⓘ |
| territorialGain | limited French gains ⓘ |
| theatre | European theatre of World War I ⓘ |
| usedForceType |
artillery
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infantry ⓘ tanks ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
creeping barrage
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massive preliminary artillery bombardment ⓘ |
| year | 1917 ⓘ |
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Subject: Second Battle of the Aisne Description of subject: The Second Battle of the Aisne was a major 1917 World War I offensive by French forces against German positions on the Western Front, notable for its heavy casualties and limited territorial gains.
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