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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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War I battle → battle →
alsoKnownAs	Second Battle of Marne → Second Battle on the Marne →
belligerent	Allied Powers → Belgium → British Empire → French Third Republic → German Empire → Italy → United Kingdom → 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 → 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 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 → 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 (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Second Battle of the Marne ("Second Battle of Marne") → Second Battle of the Marne ("Second Battle on the Marne") →	alsoKnownAs
42nd Infantry Division ("Champagne-Marne offensive") → 42nd Infantry Division ("Aisne-Marne offensive") →	engagement
3rd Infantry Division → German Spring Offensive (1918) →	notableBattle
3rd Infantry Division ("Rock of the Marne") →	motto
3rd Infantry Division ("Rock of the Marne") →	nickname
Marne ("Second Battle of the Marne (1918)") →	notableFor
Philippe Pétain →	participantIn
Ferdinand Foch →	participatedIn
Battle of Soissons →	partOf
Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge →	precededBy
Battle of Belleau Wood →	relatedOperation