Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge

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World War I battle battle

The Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge was a major World War I offensive in October 1918 in Champagne, France, where American and French forces, including U.S. Marines, broke key German defensive positions and helped pave the way for the war’s end.

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Blanc Mont Ridge offensive	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War I battle ⓘ battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge ⓘ surface form: Blanc Mont Ridge offensive
belligerent	France ⓘ German Empire ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
casualties	heavy on both sides ⓘ
combatant	American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ French Fourth Army ⓘ Imperial German Army ⓘ surface form: German Army
commander	Henri Gouraud ⓘ John A. Lejeune ⓘ
conflict	World War I ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
date	October 1918 ⓘ
endDate	1918-10-10 ⓘ
followedBy	Meuse-Argonne Offensive operations ⓘ
front	Western Front ⓘ
involvedUnit	4th Marine Brigade ⓘ United States 2nd Infantry Division ⓘ surface form: U.S. 2nd Division U.S. 36th Division ⓘ Marine expeditionary brigade ⓘ surface form: U.S. Marine Brigade
location	Champagne, France ⓘ
notableFor	close Franco-American cooperation ⓘ major role of U.S. Marines in assaulting fortified German positions ⓘ
objective	breakthrough of German defensive positions in Champagne ⓘ capture of Blanc Mont Ridge ⓘ
opposingCommander	German Army commanders on the Western Front ⓘ
partOf	Hundred Days Offensive ⓘ Meuse–Argonne Offensive ⓘ surface form: Meuse-Argonne and Champagne offensives
place	Blanc Mont Ridge ⓘ
precededBy	Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
result	Allied victory ⓘ
significance	demonstrated combat effectiveness of American forces in late World War I ⓘ secured high ground dominating the Champagne sector ⓘ
startDate	1918-10-02 ⓘ
strategicEffect	contributed to collapse of German defenses on the Western Front ⓘ forced German withdrawal from key positions in Champagne ⓘ helped pave the way for the end of World War I ⓘ
tactic	combined infantry-artillery assault ⓘ use of creeping barrage ⓘ
theater	European theatre of World War I ⓘ

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5th Marine Regiment → battleHonors → Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge ⓘ