Battle of Saint-Mihiel

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World War I battle battle

The Battle of Saint-Mihiel was a major World War I engagement in September 1918 that marked the first independent American-led offensive, showcasing the growing strength of the American Expeditionary Forces.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Saint-Mihiel canonical 6
St. Mihiel Offensive 4
St. Mihiel offensive 3

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
airPower United States Army Air Service ⓘ
surface form: American Expeditionary Forces Air Service

French Air Force units ⓘ
German Luftstreitkräfte units ⓘ
alliedForcesStrength over 500,000 Allied troops (approximate) ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Saint-Mihiel ⓘ
surface form: St. Mihiel Offensive
axisForcesStrength approximately 75,000–100,000 German troops (approximate) ⓘ
belligerent France ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
campaign Hundred Days Offensive ⓘ
surface form: Allied Hundred Days Offensive
casualties thousands of casualties on both sides ⓘ
commander Georg von der Marwitz NERFINISHED ⓘ
George H. Cameron ⓘ
Hunter Liggett ⓘ
John J. Pershing ⓘ
Joseph T. Dickman NERFINISHED ⓘ
Max von Gallwitz ⓘ
commandStructure U.S. 1st Army ⓘ
surface form: American First Army
conflict World War I ⓘ
countryInvolved French Third Republic ⓘ
German Empire ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
date September 1918 ⓘ
endDate 1918-09-15 ⓘ
followedBy Meuse–Argonne Offensive ⓘ
surface form: Meuse-Argonne Offensive
forceStrength American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
frontLength approximately 40 kilometers ⓘ
location France ⓘ
Lorraine ⓘ
Meuse department ⓘ
Saint-Mihiel ⓘ
surface form: Saint-Mihiel salient
notableFor extensive use of tanks and aircraft in coordination ⓘ
first major independent American-led offensive in World War I ⓘ
large-scale use of American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
objective eliminate the Saint-Mihiel salient ⓘ
improve Allied positions for later Meuse-Argonne Offensive ⓘ
partOf Meuse–Argonne Offensive ⓘ
surface form: Meuse-Argonne campaign (preparatory operation)

Western Front ⓘ
surface form: Western Front (World War I)
precededBy static trench warfare in the Saint-Mihiel salient ⓘ
result Allied victory ⓘ
reduction of the Saint-Mihiel salient ⓘ
startDate 1918-09-12 ⓘ
strategicSignificance demonstrated operational capability of American forces ⓘ
weakened German defensive positions in Lorraine ⓘ
theater European theatre of World War I ⓘ

Referenced by (18)

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

Hundred Days Offensive → notableBattle → Battle of Saint-Mihiel ⓘ
U.S. 42nd Infantry Division → engagement → Battle of Saint-Mihiel ⓘ
subject surface form: 42nd Infantry Division
this entity surface form: St. Mihiel offensive
3rd Battalion, 5th Marines → notableEngagement → Battle of Saint-Mihiel ⓘ
United States Army Air Service → notableOperation → Battle of Saint-Mihiel ⓘ
this entity surface form: St. Mihiel offensive air operations
St. Mihiel American Cemetery → commemoratesBattle → Battle of Saint-Mihiel ⓘ
this entity surface form: St. Mihiel offensive
United States Armed Forces in World War I → notableBattle → Battle of Saint-Mihiel ⓘ
American Expeditionary Forces → engagement → Battle of Saint-Mihiel ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saint-Mihiel offensive
U.S. 1st Army → WWINotableEngagement → Battle of Saint-Mihiel ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saint-Mihiel Offensive
Yanks: The Epic Story of the American Army in World War I → focusesOnEvent → Battle of Saint-Mihiel ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saint-Mihiel Offensive
Battle of Saint-Mihiel → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Saint-Mihiel ⓘ
this entity surface form: St. Mihiel Offensive
Meuse–Argonne Offensive → precededBy → Battle of Saint-Mihiel ⓘ
5th Infantry Division → participatedIn → Battle of Saint-Mihiel ⓘ
this entity surface form: St. Mihiel Offensive
Hourglass Division → WorldWarIEngagement → Battle of Saint-Mihiel ⓘ
subject surface form: 7th Infantry Division
this entity surface form: St. Mihiel Offensive
Hunter Liggett → participatedIn → Battle of Saint-Mihiel ⓘ
this entity surface form: St. Mihiel Offensive
4th Marine Brigade → conflict → Battle of Saint-Mihiel ⓘ
U.S. 36th Division → participatedIn → Battle of Saint-Mihiel ⓘ
this entity surface form: St. Mihiel campaign
John C. H. Lee → participatedIn → Battle of Saint-Mihiel ⓘ
this entity surface form: St. Mihiel offensive
Saint-Mihiel → siteOf → Battle of Saint-Mihiel ⓘ