First Battle of Villers-Bretonneux

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World War I battle battle

The First Battle of Villers-Bretonneux was a World War I clash in April 1918 near Amiens, France, where Allied forces halted a key German advance during the Spring Offensive.

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Battle of Villers-Bretonneux 1
First Battle of Villers Bretonneux 1
First Battle of Villers-Bretonneux canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs First Battle of Villers-Bretonneux ⓘ
surface form: First Battle of Villers Bretonneux

First Battle of Villers-Bretonneux ⓘ
surface form: First Battle of Villers-Bretonneux (1918)
belligerent Australia ⓘ
British Empire ⓘ
France ⓘ
German Empire ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
casualties thousands on both sides ⓘ
commander Georg von der Marwitz NERFINISHED ⓘ
Henry Rawlinson ⓘ
William Birdwood ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
countryInvolved Germany ⓘ
date 1918-04-04 ⓘ
endDate 1918-04-05 ⓘ
followedBy Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux ⓘ
front Somme, France ⓘ
surface form: Somme front
hasPart tank engagement ⓘ
involvedUnit Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
British 14th (Light) Division ⓘ
18th (Eastern) Division ⓘ
surface form: British 18th (Eastern) Division

German 228th Division NERFINISHED ⓘ
German 243rd Division NERFINISHED ⓘ
location France ⓘ
Hauts-de-France ⓘ
Somme (department) ⓘ
surface form: Somme department

Villers-Bretonneux ⓘ
near Amiens NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor defence of Amiens approaches ⓘ
intense infantry fighting ⓘ
objective capture of Villers-Bretonneux ⓘ
threaten Amiens ⓘ
outcome Villers-Bretonneux ⓘ
surface form: Villers-Bretonneux remained in Allied hands
partOf German offensive on Amiens ⓘ
Western Front ⓘ
precededBy First Battle of the Somme (1918) ⓘ
surface form: First Battle of the Somme
result Allied defensive victory ⓘ
German advance halted east of Amiens ⓘ
startDate 1918-04-04 ⓘ
strategicSignificance helped secure Amiens rail hub ⓘ
limited German gains during Operation Michael ⓘ
timePeriod April 1918 ⓘ
German Spring Offensive (1918) ⓘ
surface form: German Spring Offensive
typeOfWarfare combined arms operation ⓘ
trench warfare ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

German Spring Offensive (1918) → notableBattle → First Battle of Villers-Bretonneux ⓘ
Australian Imperial Force → majorCampaign → First Battle of Villers-Bretonneux ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Villers-Bretonneux
Sir John Monash Centre, Villers-Bretonneux, France → hasExhibitFocus → First Battle of Villers-Bretonneux ⓘ
subject surface form: Sir John Monash Centre
this entity surface form: battle of Villers-Bretonneux
First Battle of Villers-Bretonneux → alsoKnownAs → First Battle of Villers-Bretonneux ⓘ
this entity surface form: First Battle of Villers Bretonneux
First Battle of Villers-Bretonneux → alsoKnownAs → First Battle of Villers-Bretonneux ⓘ
this entity surface form: First Battle of Villers-Bretonneux (1918)