Hundred Days Offensive
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The Hundred Days Offensive was the final series of Allied attacks on the Western Front in 1918 that decisively broke German resistance and led to the end of World War I.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
campaign of World War I
ⓘ
military offensive ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hundred Days Offensive
ⓘ
surface form:
Hundred Days Campaign
|
| belligerent |
Allied Powers of World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied Powers
German Empire ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| commander |
Douglas Haig
ⓘ
Ferdinand Foch ⓘ John J. Pershing ⓘ Philippe Pétain ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| dateOfArmisticeAssociated | 1918-11-11 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1918-11-11 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Armistice of 11 November 1918 ⓘ |
| frontLineChange |
liberated large areas of occupied France and Belgium
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pushed German forces back behind the Hindenburg Line ⓘ |
| location |
Belgium
ⓘ
France ⓘ Western Front ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Albert (1918)
ⓘ
Battle of Amiens (1918) ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Amiens
Battle of Cambrai (1918) ⓘ Battle of Canal du Nord ⓘ Battle of Saint-Mihiel ⓘ Battle of the Hindenburg Line ⓘ Meuse–Argonne Offensive ⓘ Second Battle of the Somme (1918) ⓘ |
| objective |
to break German lines on the Western Front
ⓘ
to force Germany to seek an armistice ⓘ |
| participant |
Australia
ⓘ
Belgium ⓘ British Empire ⓘ Dominion of Canada ⓘ France ⓘ German Army ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| partOf |
Western Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Front of World War I
|
| precededBy |
German Spring Offensive (1918)
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surface form:
German Spring Offensive
|
| result |
collapse of German military position on the Western Front
ⓘ
decisive Allied victory ⓘ signing of the Armistice with Germany ⓘ |
| significance |
decisively broke German resistance on the Western Front
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directly led to the end of World War I ⓘ |
| startDate | 1918-08-08 ⓘ |
| strategy | coordinated Allied attacks along a broad front ⓘ |
| usedTactics | combined arms operations ⓘ |
| usedTechnology |
aircraft
ⓘ
tanks ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Allied Hundred Days Offensive
subject surface form:
Western Front (World War I)
this entity surface form:
Meuse-Argonne Offensive
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Canadian Expeditionary Force
this entity surface form:
Hundred Days Campaign
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Allied Hundred Days Offensive
this entity surface form:
Allied Hundred Days Offensive
subject surface form:
Battle of Amiens (1918)
this entity surface form:
Allied offensives of 1918
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Allied breakthrough operations of 1918
this entity surface form:
Hundred Days Campaign
this entity surface form:
Allied Hundred Days Offensive
this entity surface form:
Allied Hundred Days Offensive
this entity surface form:
Hundred Days campaign
this entity surface form:
Allied Hundred Days Offensive
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Final Allied offensives of World War I