Battle of Saint-Quentin (1918)
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The Battle of Saint-Quentin (1918) was a major World War I clash on the Western Front in which German forces launched a powerful assault against Allied lines as part of their final large-scale offensive.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Saint-Quentin (1918) canonical | 1 |
| Battle of St Quentin (1918) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4201088 — 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 Saint-Quentin (1918) Context triple: [German Spring Offensive (1918), notableBattle, Battle of Saint-Quentin (1918)]
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Battle of Soissons (1918)
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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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 Aisne
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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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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Saint-Quentin (1918) Target entity description: The Battle of Saint-Quentin (1918) was a major World War I clash on the Western Front in which German forces launched a powerful assault against Allied lines as part of their final large-scale offensive.
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A.
Battle of Soissons (1918)
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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B.
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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C.
Second Battle of the Aisne
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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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Saint-Quentin (1918)
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surface form:
Battle of St Quentin (1918)
First Battle of the Somme (1918) ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Empire
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France ⓘ German Empire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| belligerentSide |
Allied Powers of World War I
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surface form:
Allies of World War I
Central Powers ⓘ |
| campaign | German 1918 Western Front campaign ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| commander |
Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria
NERFINISHED
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Douglas Haig ⓘ Erich Ludendorff ⓘ General Hubert Gough ⓘ |
| conflictIn | World War I ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| date | 21 March 1918 ⓘ |
| endDate | 23 March 1918 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Second Battle of Bapaume (1918)
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surface form:
Battle of Bapaume (1918)
continued German Spring Offensive ⓘ |
| front |
Somme region
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surface form:
Somme sector
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| involvedForceType |
aircraft
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artillery ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
British Fifth Army
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German 17th Army NERFINISHED ⓘ German 2nd Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Western Front
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near Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France ⓘ |
| objective |
break through British Fifth Army lines
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separate British and French forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
German Spring Offensive (1918)
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surface form:
German spring offensive of 1918
Kaiserschlacht ⓘ Operation Michael ⓘ German Spring Offensive (1918) ⓘ
surface form:
Spring Offensive
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| precededBy | relative stalemate on the Western Front ⓘ |
| result |
Allied strategic recovery
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German advance without decisive breakthrough ⓘ German tactical victory ⓘ |
| significance |
forced large Allied withdrawal
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marked opening phase of German 1918 offensive ⓘ threatened to split British and French armies ⓘ |
| startDate | 21 March 1918 ⓘ |
| theatre | European theatre of World War I ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
short intense artillery bombardment
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stormtrooper infiltration tactics ⓘ |
| usedWeapon | poison gas ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Saint-Quentin (1918) Description of subject: The Battle of Saint-Quentin (1918) was a major World War I clash on the Western Front in which German forces launched a powerful assault against Allied lines as part of their final large-scale offensive.
Referenced by (2)
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