Nivelle Offensive

GPTKB entity

Statements (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Army
gptkbp:aftermath French mutinies
gptkbp:casualties over 300,000
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Robert_Nivelle
gptkbp:consequences Change in French military leadership
gptkbp:date April 16, 1917
gptkbp:duration April 16, 1917 to May 9, 1917
gptkbp:fighting_style Offensive operation
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the larger series of battles in 1917
gptkbp:historical_significance Highlighted issues in French command
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nivelle Offensive
gptkbp:impact Reevaluation of tactics
gptkbp:involved_forces gptkb:French_Army
gptkb:German_Army
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:Georges_Clemenceau
gptkb:Philippe_Pétain
gptkb:Ferdinand_Foch
gptkb:Henri_Gouraud
gptkb:Robert_Nivelle
gptkb:Hermann_von_Stein
gptkb:Erich_von_Falkenhayn
gptkb:Joseph_Joffre
Max von Gallwitz
Charles Mangin
gptkbp:location Aisne River, France
gptkbp:notable_event First use of tanks by the French
gptkbp:outcome Stalemate
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:political_impact Increased dissent among troops
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun
gptkbp:result French defeat
gptkbp:strategic_goals Break through German lines
gptkbp:strategy Defensive positions
Mass infantry attacks
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Second_Battle_of_the_Aisne
gptkbp:tactics_used Artillery bombardment
gptkbp:theater gptkb:Western_Front
gptkbp:weather_conditions Poor weather hampered operations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:French_Army
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4