Meuse-Argonne region

E465400

historical region

The Meuse-Argonne region is a historically significant area in northeastern France, best known as the site of major World War I battles involving American forces.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Forêt d'Argonne	1
Meuse-Argonne region canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical region ⓘ
battle	Battle of the Argonne Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ Meuse-Argonne Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent	France ⓘ Germany ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
commandedBy	John J. Pershing NERFINISHED ⓘ
commemoratedBy	American military pilgrimages ⓘ annual remembrance ceremonies ⓘ
conflict	World War I ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
hasSite	American war cemeteries ⓘ Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ battlefield memorials ⓘ trenches and fortifications remnants ⓘ
historicalSignificance	decisive role in final Allied offensive of World War I ⓘ largest offensive in United States military history ⓘ
involvedMilitaryForce	American Expeditionary Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ German Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	Meuse-Argonne Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ large-scale American military operations in World War I ⓘ major World War I battles ⓘ
language	French ⓘ
locatedIn	Ardennes department NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand Est ⓘ surface form: Grand Est region Meuse department NERFINISHED ⓘ northeastern France ⓘ
majorOffensiveEndDate	1918-11-11 ⓘ
majorOffensiveStartDate	1918-09-26 ⓘ
namedAfter	Argonne Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ Meuse River NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearbyCity	Sedan NERFINISHED ⓘ Verdun NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearbyTown	Romagne-sous-Montfaucon NERFINISHED ⓘ Varennes-en-Argonne NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Argonne Forest area NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Front of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ
terrainFeature	forested hills ⓘ ravines ⓘ river valleys ⓘ
timePeriod	1914–1918 ⓘ
usedFor	artillery positions ⓘ military operations ⓘ trench warfare ⓘ
visitorAttraction	battlefield tourism ⓘ military cemeteries ⓘ war memorials ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Argonne Forest → partOf → Meuse-Argonne region ⓘ

Argonne Forest → FrenchName → Meuse-Argonne region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Forêt d'Argonne