Battle of Soissons (1918)
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The Battle of Soissons (1918) was a major World War I Allied offensive on the Western Front, in which French and American forces, including the U.S. 2nd Infantry Division, launched a successful counterattack that helped turn the tide against the German Spring Offensive.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Soissons (1918) canonical | 7 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
France
ⓘ
German Empire ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| casualtiesSide1 | heavy ⓘ |
| commanderSide1 |
Charles Mangin
ⓘ
James W. McAndrew NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean Degoutte ⓘ Marie-Eugène Debeney ⓘ |
| commanderSide2 |
Bruno von Mudra
ⓘ
Max von Boehn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| endDate | 1918-07-22 ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Allied advances in the Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ |
| front | Western Front ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
French colonial divisions
ⓘ
French tank units ⓘ United States 1st Infantry Division ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. 1st Infantry Division
2nd Infantry Division ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. 2nd Infantry Division
|
| location | near Soissons, Aisne, France ⓘ |
| natureOfAttack | Allied counteroffensive ⓘ |
| notableFor |
effective Franco-American cooperation
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major early engagement of American troops in offensive operations ⓘ significant use of French tanks in support of infantry ⓘ |
| objective |
to cut German supply and communication lines
ⓘ
to pinch off the Soissons–Château-Thierry salient ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ |
| precededBy |
German Spring Offensive (1918)
ⓘ
surface form:
German Aisne-Marne offensive
|
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| side1 |
French 10th Army
ⓘ
surface form:
French Tenth Army
French 3rd Army ⓘ
surface form:
French Third Army
United States Army ⓘ |
| side2 | German Empire ⓘ |
| startDate | 1918-07-18 ⓘ |
| strategicContext |
German Spring Offensive (1918)
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surface form:
German Spring Offensive
|
| strategicEffect |
halted German advance on the Marne
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helped turn the tide on the Western Front in 1918 ⓘ |
| territorialChange | Allied recapture of ground lost during the German Spring Offensive ⓘ |
| theater | European theatre of World War I ⓘ |
| timePeriod | July 1918 ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
combined arms assault
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surprise attack at dawn ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
artillery
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tanks ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
2nd Infantry Division