Battle of Belleau Wood
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The Battle of Belleau Wood was a pivotal World War I engagement in 1918 where U.S. Marines, fighting alongside French forces, halted a major German offensive near the Marne and cemented the Marine Corps’ reputation for fierce combat.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Belleau Wood canonical | 19 |
| Belleau Wood | 3 |
| Battle of Bois de Belleau | 1 |
| Bois de Belleau | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T536361 — 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 Belleau Wood Context triple: [5th Marine Regiment, battleHonors, Battle of Belleau Wood]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Battle of Passchendaele
The Battle of Passchendaele was a brutal and muddy First World War offensive in 1917 near Ypres, Belgium, notorious for its massive casualties and minimal territorial gains.
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D.
First Battle of the Marne
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Belleau Wood Target entity description: The Battle of Belleau Wood was a pivotal World War I engagement in 1918 where U.S. Marines, fighting alongside French forces, halted a major German offensive near the Marne and cemented the Marine Corps’ reputation for fierce combat.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Battle of Passchendaele
The Battle of Passchendaele was a brutal and muddy First World War offensive in 1917 near Ypres, Belgium, notorious for its massive casualties and minimal territorial gains.
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D.
First Battle of the Marne
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Belleau Wood
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surface form:
Battle of Bois de Belleau
Battle of Belleau Wood ⓘ
surface form:
Bois de Belleau
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| associatedWith |
“Devil Dogs” nickname for U.S. Marines
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“Teufel Hunden” nickname for U.S. Marines ⓘ |
| belligerent |
France
ⓘ
German Empire ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| casualtiesAndLosses | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| combatant |
French Army
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German Army ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| commander |
James Harbord
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Jean Degoutte ⓘ John J. Pershing ⓘ German Crown Prince Wilhelm ⓘ
surface form:
Wilhelm, German Crown Prince
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| commemoratedBy | annual Marine Corps observances ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| endDate | 1918-06-26 ⓘ |
| GermanCasualtiesApprox | several thousand casualties ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Château-Thierry
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Marne ⓘ
surface form:
Marne River
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| memorial |
Aisne-Marne American Cemetery
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surface form:
Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial
Marine Corps monument at Belleau Wood ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Belleau, Aisne
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surface form:
Belleau Wood forest
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| nearbySettlement | Belleau, Aisne ⓘ |
| partOf |
German Spring Offensive (1918)
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surface form:
German spring offensive of 1918
Western Front ⓘ |
| place |
Battle of Belleau Wood
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Belleau Wood
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| relatedOperation |
Second Battle of the Marne
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Third Battle of the Aisne ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| significance |
cemented reputation of U.S. Marine Corps for fierce combat
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major early test of American Expeditionary Forces in combat ⓘ pivotal engagement of World War I ⓘ |
| startDate | 1918-06-01 ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome |
halted German advance toward Paris
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stabilized Allied line near the Marne ⓘ |
| tacticalCharacteristic |
intense close-quarters fighting
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repeated frontal assaults through wheat fields and woods ⓘ |
| unitInvolved |
United States 2nd Infantry Division
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surface form:
2nd Division (United States)
3rd Brigade (French Army) ⓘ 4th Marine Brigade ⓘ 5th Marine Regiment ⓘ 6th Marines ⓘ
surface form:
6th Marine Regiment
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| USCasualtiesApprox | over 9,000 total casualties ⓘ |
| USKilledApprox | about 1,800 killed ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Belleau Wood Description of subject: The Battle of Belleau Wood was a pivotal World War I engagement in 1918 where U.S. Marines, fighting alongside French forces, halted a major German offensive near the Marne and cemented the Marine Corps’ reputation for fierce combat.
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