Battle of Belleau Wood

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World War I battle battle

The Battle of Belleau Wood was a pivotal World War I engagement in 1918 where U.S. Marines, fighting alongside French forces, halted a major German offensive near the Marne and cemented the Marine Corps’ reputation for fierce combat.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War I battle → battle →
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Bois de Belleau → Bois de Belleau →
associatedWith	“Devil Dogs” nickname for U.S. Marines → “Teufel Hunden” nickname for U.S. Marines →
belligerent	France → German Empire → United States →
casualtiesAndLosses	heavy on both sides →
combatant	French Army → German Army → United States Army → United States Marine Corps →
commander	James Harbord NERFINISHED → Jean Degoutte → John J. Pershing → Wilhelm, German Crown Prince →
commemoratedBy	annual Marine Corps observances →
conflict	World War I →
country	France →
endDate	1918-06-26 →
GermanCasualtiesApprox	several thousand casualties →
locatedNear	Château-Thierry → Marne River →
memorial	Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial → Marine Corps monument at Belleau Wood →
namedAfter	Belleau Wood forest →
nearbySettlement	Belleau, Aisne →
partOf	German spring offensive of 1918 → Western Front →
place	Belleau Wood →
relatedOperation	Second Battle of the Marne → Third Battle of the Aisne →
result	Allied victory →
significance	cemented reputation of U.S. Marine Corps for fierce combat → major early test of American Expeditionary Forces in combat → pivotal engagement of World War I →
startDate	1918-06-01 →
strategicOutcome	halted German advance toward Paris → stabilized Allied line near the Marne →
tacticalCharacteristic	intense close-quarters fighting → repeated frontal assaults through wheat fields and woods →
unitInvolved	2nd Division (United States) → 3rd Brigade (French Army) → 4th Marine Brigade → 5th Marine Regiment → 6th Marine Regiment →
USCasualtiesApprox	over 9,000 total casualties →
USKilledApprox	about 1,800 killed →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Belleau Wood ("Bois de Belleau") → Battle of Belleau Wood ("Battle of Bois de Belleau") →	alsoKnownAs
3rd Battalion, 5th Marines → 6th Marines →	notableEngagement
5th Marine Regiment →	battleHonors
United States 2nd Infantry Division →	notableBattle
Battle of Belleau Wood ("Belleau Wood") →	place