gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:military_operation
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Kaiserschlacht
gptkb:Ludendorff_Offensive
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gptkbp:casualties
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~688,341 German casualties
~863,374 Allied casualties
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:France
gptkb:German_Empire
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Douglas_Haig
gptkb:Erich_Ludendorff
gptkb:Ferdinand_Foch
gptkb:Paul_von_Hindenburg
gptkb:Philippe_Pétain
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gptkbp:endDate
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18 July 1918
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Allied_Hundred_Days_Offensive
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gptkbp:goal
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Break Allied lines before American forces arrived in strength
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Spring Offensive 1918
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:France
gptkb:Western_Front
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gptkbp:notableBattle
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gptkb:Second_Battle_of_the_Marne
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Aisne_(1918)
gptkb:Operation_Michael
gptkb:Third_Battle_of_the_Aisne
gptkb:Battle_of_Lys
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:World_War_I
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Battle_of_Cambrai_(1917)
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gptkbp:result
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Allied strategic victory
German tactical gains
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gptkbp:significance
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Last major German offensive on the Western Front
Led to exhaustion of German resources
Paved way for Allied counteroffensive
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gptkbp:startDate
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21 March 1918
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Jagdgeschwader_1_(The_Flying_Circus)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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