Second Battle of the Marne

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World War I battle battle

The Second Battle of the Marne was a major 1918 World War I offensive and counteroffensive on the Western Front that marked the last significant German attack and a decisive turning point in favor of the Allies.

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Label Occurrences
Second Battle of the Marne canonical 19
Battle of Château-Thierry (1918) 4
Rock of the Marne 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
surface form: Second Battle of Marne

Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
surface form: Second Battle on the Marne
belligerent Allied Powers of World War I ⓘ
surface form: Allied Powers

Belgium ⓘ
British Empire ⓘ
French Third Republic ⓘ
German Empire ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
casualties hundreds of thousands killed, wounded, or missing on both sides ⓘ
commander Charles Mangin ⓘ
Erich Ludendorff ⓘ
Ferdinand Foch ⓘ
John J. Pershing ⓘ
Philippe Pétain ⓘ
German Crown Prince Wilhelm ⓘ
surface form: Wilhelm, German Crown Prince
conflict World War I ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country France ⓘ
describedAs last major German offensive on the Western Front in World War I ⓘ
turning point in favor of the Allies on the Western Front ⓘ
endDate 1918-08-06 ⓘ
followedBy Hundred Days Offensive ⓘ
front Western Front ⓘ
historicalPeriod 20th century ⓘ
impact enabled subsequent Allied offensives ⓘ
halted German advance toward Paris ⓘ
weakened German military capability ⓘ
location France ⓘ
Marne ⓘ
surface form: Marne River
notableFeature extensive use of Allied tanks ⓘ
significant participation of American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
use of German stormtroop infiltration tactics ⓘ
opponent Central Powers ⓘ
German Empire ⓘ
partOf German Spring Offensive (1918) ⓘ
surface form: German spring offensive

Western Front ⓘ
precededBy Third Battle of the Aisne ⓘ
relatedEvent Battle of Amiens (1918) ⓘ
First Battle of the Marne ⓘ
result Allied victory ⓘ
significance marked beginning of continuous Allied advance until Armistice of 11 November 1918 ⓘ
startDate 1918-07-15 ⓘ
strategy German offensive followed by Allied counteroffensive ⓘ
theater European theatre of World War I ⓘ
year 1918 ⓘ

Referenced by (37)

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

Philippe Pétain → participantIn → Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
Ferdinand Foch → participatedIn → Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
Marne → notableFor → Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Battle of the Marne (1918)
3rd Infantry Division → nickname → Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rock of the Marne
3rd Infantry Division → notableBattle → Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
3rd Infantry Division → motto → Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rock of the Marne
Second Battle of the Marne → alsoKnownAs → Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Battle of Marne
Second Battle of the Marne → alsoKnownAs → Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Battle on the Marne
U.S. 42nd Infantry Division → engagement → Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
subject surface form: 42nd Infantry Division
this entity surface form: Champagne-Marne offensive
U.S. 42nd Infantry Division → engagement → Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
subject surface form: 42nd Infantry Division
this entity surface form: Aisne-Marne offensive
Battle of Belleau Wood → relatedOperation → Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
Battle of Soissons → partOf → Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge → precededBy → Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
German Spring Offensive (1918) → notableBattle → Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
Aisne-Marne American Cemetery → commemoratesBattle → Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
Oise-Aisne American Cemetery → honorsBattles → Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aisne-Marne Offensive
Oise-Aisne American Cemetery → honorsBattles → Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
United States Armed Forces in World War I → notableBattle → Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
United States Armed Forces in World War I → notableBattle → Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Château-Thierry (1918)
American Expeditionary Forces → engagement → Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
this entity surface form: Château-Thierry (1918)
American Expeditionary Forces → engagement → Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
German Crown Prince Wilhelm → notableBattle → Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
Charles Mangin → participatedIn → Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
Third Battle of the Aisne → followedBy → Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
Chateau-Thierry American Monument, France → commemorates → Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
subject surface form: Chateau-Thierry American Monument
Chateau-Thierry American Monument, France → commemorates → Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
subject surface form: Chateau-Thierry American Monument
this entity surface form: Aisne-Marne offensive of 1918
Chateau-Thierry American Monument, France → nearBattlefieldOf → Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
subject surface form: Chateau-Thierry American Monument
this entity surface form: Marne salient
Battle of Soissons (1918) → partOf → Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
3rd Division → notableEngagement → Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
United States Army 16th Infantry Regiment → worldWarIEngagement → Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aisne–Marne Offensive
Château-Thierry → historicallyKnownFor → Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
Château-Thierry → historicallyKnownFor → Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Château-Thierry (1918)
Champagne, France → WWIBattle → Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
this entity surface form: Third Battle of Champagne (Second Battle of the Marne)
U.S. 36th Division → participatedIn → Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aisne-Marne campaign
Battle of Cantigny → followedBy → Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Château-Thierry (1918)
Aisne-Marne → notablyAssociatedWith → Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
Operation Blücher–Yorck → notableEngagement → Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Château-Thierry (1918)