Chemin des Dames ridge

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battlefield ridge

The Chemin des Dames ridge is a strategically important high ground in northern France that was the scene of intense and costly fighting during World War I.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Chemin des Dames 2
Chemin des Dames ridge canonical 2
Chemin des Dames plateau 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battlefield ⓘ
ridge ⓘ
associatedWith French Army mutinies of 1917 NERFINISHED ⓘ
General Robert Nivelle NERFINISHED ⓘ
Philippe Pétain NERFINISHED ⓘ
attackedBy British forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
Italian forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
commemoratedBy international remembrance ceremonies ⓘ
monuments to French soldiers ⓘ
monuments to German soldiers ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
controlledBy German Army during parts of World War I ⓘ
country France ⓘ
currentUse historical education site ⓘ
memorial site ⓘ
tourist destination ⓘ
elevationType high ground ⓘ
hasMemorial Caverne du Dragon museum NERFINISHED ⓘ
national necropolises ⓘ
war cemeteries ⓘ
languageOfName French ⓘ
laterControlledBy French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
literalMeaning Ladies’ Way ⓘ
locatedBetween Laon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Soissons NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn Aisne department NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hauts-de-France ⓘ
surface form: Hauts-de-France region
locatedNear Aisne River NERFINISHED ⓘ
nameOrigin route used by daughters of Louis XV ⓘ
notableFor high casualty rates ⓘ
intense fighting during World War I ⓘ
trench warfare ⓘ
partOf Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ
siteOf Battle of La Malmaison NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nivelle Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ
Second Battle of the Aisne NERFINISHED ⓘ
strategicImportance controls crossings of the Aisne River ⓘ
dominates approaches between Soissons and Laon ⓘ
terrainFeature caves used as shelters ⓘ
limestone plateau ⓘ
underground quarries ⓘ
usedAs defensive position ⓘ
offensive objective ⓘ
yearOfEvent 1917 ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

First Battle of the Aisne → frontLineFeature → Chemin des Dames ridge ⓘ
Third Battle of the Aisne → notableLocation → Chemin des Dames ridge ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chemin des Dames plateau
Nivelle Offensive → location → Chemin des Dames ridge ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chemin des Dames
Second Battle of the Aisne → location → Chemin des Dames ridge ⓘ
Operation Blücher–Yorck → location → Chemin des Dames ridge ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chemin des Dames