Operation Michael

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operations
gptkbp:aftermath Stalemate on the Western Front
gptkbp:casualties High for both sides
gptkbp:combat_history Part of the larger narrative of WWI
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Erich_Ludendorff
gptkbp:communication Field telephones and runners
gptkbp:date March 21, 1918
gptkbp:duration 16 days
gptkbp:ended April 5, 1918
gptkbp:enemy gptkb:British_Expeditionary_Force
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Second_Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkbp:goal Break through Allied lines
gptkbp:historical_analysis Studied in military academies
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Spring_Offensive_1918
gptkbp:historical_significance Prelude to the Hundred Days Offensive
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Michael
gptkbp:impact Weakened Allied morale
gptkbp:initiated_by gptkb:German_Army
gptkbp:intelligence Use of reconnaissance aircraft
gptkbp:involved_forces gptkb:German_Army
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:German_High_Command
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future military operations
gptkbp:location gptkb:Western_Front
gptkbp:logistics Extensive supply lines
gptkbp:military_strategy Infiltration tactics
gptkbp:military_unit Infantry divisions
gptkbp:mission Capture key rail junctions
gptkbp:operations gptkb:Operation_Georgette
gptkbp:outcome Limited strategic gains
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Operation_Georgette
gptkbp:result Tactical success for Germany
gptkbp:significance Largest German offensive of 1918
gptkbp:strategy Stormtrooper tactics
gptkbp:tactics_used Surprise attacks
gptkbp:terrain Flanders fields
gptkbp:theater gptkb:Western_Front
gptkbp:weather_conditions Rain and mud
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hindenburg_Line
gptkb:German_19th_Army
gptkb:Spring_Offensive_1918
gptkb:Hindenburg_Line_fortifications
gptkb:Capture_of_Cambrai
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Marne_Offensive
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5