Third Battle of Picardy
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The Third Battle of Picardy, better known as the Battle of Amiens (1918), was a major Allied offensive on the Western Front that marked the beginning of the Hundred Days Offensive and the collapse of German resistance in World War I.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military offensive ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Amiens
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Amiens (1918) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allied Powers
NERFINISHED
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German Empire ⓘ |
| combatant |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ France NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Arthur Currie
NERFINISHED
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Douglas Haig NERFINISHED ⓘ Ferdinand Foch NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Rawlinson NERFINISHED ⓘ John Monash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Australia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ France ⓘ German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateDescription | fought from 8 to 12 August 1918 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1918-08-12 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Albert (1918) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frontLength | about 20 miles ⓘ |
| historicalAssessment | considered a turning point on the Western Front in 1918 ⓘ |
| location |
Amiens
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France ⓘ Picardy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
high level of coordination between infantry, tanks, artillery, and aircraft
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major blow to German morale ⓘ significant German losses in men and materiel ⓘ |
| opponent | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Erich Ludendorff
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Georg von der Marwitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hundred Days Offensive
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Front of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Second Battle of the Marne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1918-08-08 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
contributed to the collapse of German resistance on the Western Front
ⓘ
marked the beginning of the Hundred Days Offensive ⓘ |
| theatre | European theatre of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
combined arms warfare
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surprise attack ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
aircraft
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artillery ⓘ tanks ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Battle of Amiens (1918)