Battle of the Ardennes (1940)

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battle military engagement

The Battle of the Ardennes (1940) was an early World War II clash during the German invasion of France and the Low Countries, where German forces exploited the difficult Ardennes terrain to outflank Allied defenses and achieve a rapid breakthrough.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of France (1940) Ardennes offensive	1
Battle of the Ardennes (1940) canonical	1
German breakthrough in the Ardennes (1940)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
aimedAt	bypassing the Maginot Line ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of the Ardennes (1940) ⓘ surface form: German breakthrough in the Ardennes (1940)
belligerent	Belgian Land Component ⓘ surface form: Belgian Army British Expeditionary Force ⓘ French Army ⓘ Wehrmacht ⓘ
caused	collapse of Allied front in the Meuse sector ⓘ
conflictIn	World War II ⓘ
contributedTo	rapid German advance to the English Channel ⓘ
countryInvolved	Belgium ⓘ France ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Sedan (1940) ⓘ encirclement at Dunkirk ⓘ
hasCommander	André Corap ⓘ Charles Huntziger NERFINISHED ⓘ Ewald von Kleist ⓘ Gerd von Rundstedt ⓘ Heinz Guderian ⓘ Maurice Gamelin ⓘ
hasEndDate	1940-05-15 ⓘ
hasLocation	Ardennes Forest ⓘ surface form: Ardennes Belgium ⓘ France ⓘ Luxembourg ⓘ
hasResult	German victory ⓘ
hasStartDate	1940-05-10 ⓘ
hasTheater	Western Front ⓘ
involvedUnit	Army Group A ⓘ French Second Army ⓘ surface form: French 2nd Army French Ninth Army ⓘ surface form: French 9th Army Panzer divisions ⓘ
partOf	Battle of France ⓘ Battle of France ⓘ surface form: German invasion of France and the Low Countries
partOfOperation	Fall Gelb (original variant) ⓘ surface form: Fall Gelb
precededBy	German invasion of the Low Countries ⓘ
strategicObjective	break through Allied lines in the Ardennes ⓘ outflank Allied forces in Belgium ⓘ
terrainFeature	heavily forested region ⓘ hilly terrain ⓘ limited road network ⓘ
timePeriod	May 1940 ⓘ
usedTactic	Blitzkrieg ⓘ armoured spearhead ⓘ concentrated air support ⓘ

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

French II Corps → notableEngagement → Battle of the Ardennes (1940) ⓘ

Ardennes region → knownFor → Battle of the Ardennes (1940) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of France (1940) Ardennes offensive

Battle of the Ardennes (1940) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of the Ardennes (1940) ⓘ

this entity surface form: German breakthrough in the Ardennes (1940)