French 16th Division
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The French 16th Division was a World War I infantry division of the French Army that notably included attached American units such as the 369th Infantry Regiment (the "Harlem Hellfighters") in combat on the Western Front.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
infantry division
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military unit ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Belgian Army
NERFINISHED
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British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Army ⓘ |
| coalition | Entente Powers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandLanguageForUSUnits | French ⓘ |
| commandStructure | French field army ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| engagedAgainst | German Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagedIn | trench warfare ⓘ |
| equipmentStandard | French Army equipment of World War I ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| front | Franco-German front ⓘ |
| hadSoldiersFrom |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherCommand | French corps-level command ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1914–1918 ⓘ |
| includedAttachedUnit |
369th Infantry Regiment
GENERATED
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Harlem Hellfighters GENERATED ⓘ |
| militaryAllianceContext | Franco-American military cooperation in World War I ⓘ |
| notableFor |
employment of African American troops under French command
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integration of American Expeditionary Forces units ⓘ |
| participatedIn | battles on the Western Front ⓘ |
| partOf | French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | front-line combat formation ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | French metropolitan army ⓘ |
| side | Allies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | infantry ⓘ |
| usedArtillery | French field artillery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAttachedUnitsFrom | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | French ⓘ |
| usedMachineGuns | Hotchkiss machine gun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedRifles | Lebel rifle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedUniformStyle | French Army uniforms of World War I ⓘ |
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