Operation Michael

GPTKB entity

Properties (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military operation
gptkbp:aftermath Allied_counteroffensives
gptkbp:casualties High casualties on both sides
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Georg_von_der_Marwitz
gptkb:General_Erich_Ludendorff
gptkbp:completed April 5, 1918
gptkbp:culturalImpact Portrayed in films
Portrayed in literature
Documented in documentaries
Influenced_public_perception_of_World_War_I
gptkbp:date March 21, 1918
gptkbp:duration 16 days
gptkbp:electronic_warfare Use of tanks
Use of artillery
Use of aircraft
gptkbp:established gptkb:German_Army
gptkbp:finalDisposal Failure to achieve strategic objectives
gptkbp:firstAscent Captured significant territory
gptkbp:followedBy Second Battle of the Somme
gptkbp:goal Break_through_Allied_lines
gptkbp:historical_analysis Examined in military history studies
gptkbp:historicalContext Spring Offensive of 1918
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Influenced future military tactics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Michael
gptkbp:impact Shifted momentum to Allies
gptkbp:involved gptkb:German_2nd_Army
gptkb:British_Expeditionary_Force
gptkb:French_Army
gptkb:German_18th_Army
gptkb:German_17th_Army
gptkbp:legacy Study in military strategy
gptkbp:location gptkb:Western_Front
gptkbp:militaryRank Offensive operations
Studied in military academies
Criticized by historians
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:politicalPosition Impact_on_Allied_strategy
Impact_on_German_morale
gptkbp:relatedPatent Operation Georgette
Operation Blücher-Yorck
Operation Friedensturm
gptkbp:resultedIn German_advances
gptkbp:significance Largest_German_offensive_of_1918
gptkbp:strategicGoals Stalemate after initial success
gptkbp:tactics Stormtrooper tactics