Alsace campaign

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World War II campaign military campaign

The Alsace campaign was a World War II military operation in northeastern France involving intense winter fighting as Allied forces sought to secure the Alsace region from German counterattacks.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Ardennes-Alsace campaign	9
Alsace campaign canonical	5
Ardennes-Alsace Campaign	1
Campaign in Alsace	1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II campaign ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
aimedAgainst	German counteroffensive in Alsace ⓘ
belligerent	Allied forces ⓘ German forces ⓘ
combatant	French First Army ⓘ German Army Group G ⓘ U.S. Seventh Army ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
countryInvolved	France ⓘ Germany ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
environment	harsh winter conditions ⓘ urban and rural terrain ⓘ
followedBy	Crossing of the Rhine ⓘ surface form: Allied crossing of the Rhine
front	Western Front ⓘ
geopoliticalContext	liberation of France ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	intense ground combat ⓘ winter fighting ⓘ
involves	air support ⓘ armored units ⓘ artillery units ⓘ infantry units ⓘ
location	Alsace ⓘ northeastern France ⓘ
militaryOperationType	combined arms operation ⓘ
objective	repel German counterattacks ⓘ secure Alsace region ⓘ
opponent	Allied forces ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ
partOf	Allied advance into Germany ⓘ Western Front ⓘ surface form: Western Front of World War II
precededBy	liberation of Strasbourg ⓘ
regionDefendedBy	French forces ⓘ
relatedEvent	Battle of the Bulge ⓘ Operation Nordwind ⓘ
result	Allied defensive success ⓘ
status	historical event ⓘ
strategicImportance	control of Rhine River approaches ⓘ defense of French territory ⓘ
theater	European Theater of Operations, United States Army ⓘ surface form: European Theater of Operations
timePeriod	1944 ⓘ 1945 ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

U.S. Seventh Army → campaign → Alsace campaign ⓘ

European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal → associatedCampaigns → Alsace campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ardennes-Alsace campaign

Third United States Army → engagement → Alsace campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ardennes-Alsace campaign

6th Armored Division → participatedIn → Alsace campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ardennes-Alsace campaign

28th Infantry Division → engagement → Alsace campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ardennes-Alsace Campaign

2nd Armoured Division (France) → participatedIn → Alsace campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Campaign in Alsace

U.S. 35th Infantry Division → campaign → Alsace campaign ⓘ

subject surface form: 35th Infantry Division

this entity surface form: Ardennes-Alsace campaign

U.S. 3rd Armored Division → campaign → Alsace campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ardennes-Alsace campaign

Epinal American Cemetery → burialsFromCampaign → Alsace campaign ⓘ

U.S. 6th Army Group → campaign → Alsace campaign ⓘ

11th Armored Division → engagement → Alsace campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ardennes-Alsace campaign

80th Infantry Division → participatedIn → Alsace campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ardennes-Alsace campaign

Checkerboard Division → engagement → Alsace campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ardennes-Alsace campaign

U.S. 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment → engagement → Alsace campaign ⓘ

subject surface form: 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment

this entity surface form: Ardennes-Alsace campaign

2e DB → tookPartIn → Alsace campaign ⓘ

Régiment blindé de fusiliers-marins → notableEngagement → Alsace campaign ⓘ