Third Battle of the Aisne

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World War I battle battle

The Third Battle of the Aisne was a major German offensive on the Western Front in May–June 1918 during World War I, marked by rapid German advances that threatened Paris before ultimately stalling.

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Label Occurrences
Third Battle of the Aisne canonical 7
Third Battle of the Aisne (1918) 3
Aisne campaign of 1918 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alliedCasualtiesApproximate ~127000 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Third Battle of the Aisne ⓘ
surface form: Third Aisne

Third Battle of the Aisne ⓘ
surface form: Third Battle of the Aisne (1918)
belligerent France ⓘ
German Empire ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
campaign German Spring Offensive (1918) ⓘ
surface form: German Spring Offensive of 1918
casualties heavy on both sides ⓘ
commander Denis Auguste Duchêne ⓘ
Erich Ludendorff ⓘ
Ferdinand Foch ⓘ
Max von Boehn ⓘ
Henry Rawlinson ⓘ
surface form: Sir Henry Rawlinson
conflict World War I ⓘ
distanceFromParisAtFurthestAdvance about 56 km ⓘ
endDate 1918-06-06 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Belleau Wood ⓘ
Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
front Western Front ⓘ
frontLength about 40 km ⓘ
germanCasualtiesApproximate ~130000 ⓘ
location Aisne ⓘ
surface form: Aisne River

France ⓘ
notableEngagement defense by US 3rd Division at the Marne ⓘ
notableFeature collapse of parts of the Allied front on the Chemin des Dames ⓘ
rapid initial German advance ⓘ
notableLocation Chemin des Dames ridge ⓘ
surface form: Chemin des Dames plateau
objective Break Allied lines on the Aisne ⓘ
Draw Allied reserves away from Flanders ⓘ
operationName Operation Blücher–Yorck ⓘ
outcome German advance halted ⓘ
partOf German Spring Offensive (1918) ⓘ
surface form: German spring offensive

Western Front ⓘ
precededBy Battle of the Lys (1918) ⓘ
surface form: Battle of the Lys
result Allied strategic success ⓘ
German tactical victory ⓘ
riverCrossed Aisne ⓘ
Vesle ⓘ
startDate 1918-05-27 ⓘ
strategicSignificance Brought German forces close to Paris ⓘ
Exhausted German reserves ⓘ
Set conditions for Allied counteroffensives in 1918 ⓘ
theater European theatre of World War I ⓘ
threatened Paris ⓘ
usedTactic short, intense artillery bombardment ⓘ
stormtroop infiltration tactics ⓘ
year 1918 ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

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

Second Battle of the Marne → precededBy → Third Battle of the Aisne ⓘ
Battle of Belleau Wood → relatedOperation → Third Battle of the Aisne ⓘ
German Spring Offensive (1918) → notableBattle → Third Battle of the Aisne ⓘ
this entity surface form: Third Battle of the Aisne (1918)
Third Battle of the Aisne → alsoKnownAs → Third Battle of the Aisne ⓘ
this entity surface form: Third Aisne
Third Battle of the Aisne → alsoKnownAs → Third Battle of the Aisne ⓘ
this entity surface form: Third Battle of the Aisne (1918)
Aisne → historicalEvent → Third Battle of the Aisne ⓘ
Battle of Cantigny → partOf → Third Battle of the Aisne ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aisne campaign of 1918
Second Battle of the Aisne → followedBy → Third Battle of the Aisne ⓘ
Aisne-Marne → relatedEvent → Third Battle of the Aisne ⓘ
Operation Georgette → followedBy → Third Battle of the Aisne ⓘ
Operation Blücher–Yorck → alsoKnownAs → Third Battle of the Aisne ⓘ
Battle of the Lys (1918) → followedBy → Third Battle of the Aisne ⓘ
this entity surface form: Third Battle of the Aisne (1918)