Amiens 1918
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Amiens 1918 refers to the World War I Battle of Amiens, a major Allied offensive in August 1918 that marked the beginning of the Hundred Days Offensive and a decisive turning point against Germany.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amiens 1918 canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I battle
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battle ⓘ |
| aircraftUsed | over 1,900 Allied aircraft ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Amiens 1918
ⓘ
Third Battle of Picardy ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allied Powers of World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied Powers
German Empire ⓘ |
| casualtiesSide |
Allied casualties approximately 44,000
ⓘ
German casualties approximately 75,000 ⓘ |
| commander |
Arthur Currie
ⓘ
Douglas Haig ⓘ Henry Rawlinson ⓘ Sir John Monash ⓘ
surface form:
John Monash
|
| conflictIn | World War I ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Australia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ France ⓘ Germany ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs |
beginning of the Hundred Days Offensive
ⓘ
turning point against Germany in 1918 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1918-08-12 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Second Battle of the Somme (1918) ⓘ |
| frontLength | about 20 kilometres ⓘ |
| hasPartOf | Hundred Days Offensive ⓘ |
| location | near Amiens, France ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
German morale collapse began
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Ludendorff called it "the black day of the German Army" ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Erich Ludendorff
ⓘ
Georg von der Marwitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Western Front ⓘ |
| precededBy |
German Spring Offensive (1918)
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surface form:
German Spring Offensive of 1918
|
| prisonersTaken | over 30,000 German prisoners ⓘ |
| result | decisive Allied victory ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated effectiveness of large-scale tank and air support
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marked start of continuous Allied advance to Armistice ⓘ |
| startDate | 1918-08-08 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
break the German defensive line
ⓘ
push German forces away from Amiens ⓘ |
| tanksUsed | over 400 Allied tanks ⓘ |
| theatre | Picardy ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
combined arms warfare
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creeping barrage ⓘ surprise attack ⓘ |
| usedWeaponType |
aircraft
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artillery ⓘ tanks ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Battle of Amiens (1918)