Cantigny, France

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Cantigny, France is a small commune in northern France best known as the site of a major World War I battle involving American forces.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Cantigny 2
Cantigny, France canonical 2
Cantigny, Somme, France 1

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Statements (26)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I battle
commune of France
administrativeStatus commune
conflict World War I
country France
date 1918-05-28
governedBy Mayor of Cantigny
hasEvent Battle of Cantigny
hasHeritage World War I memorials
hasLanguage French
hasNameInLanguage Cantigny@en
Cantigny@fr
locatedIn Hauts-de-France
surface form: Hauts-de-France region

Somme (department)
surface form: Somme department

northern France
locatedOnContinent Europe
location Cantigny, France self-linksurface differs
notableFor first major American offensive operation in World War I
site of the Battle of Cantigny
participant French Army
German Empire
United States Army
partOf arrondissement of Péronne
surface form: Arrondissement of Péronne

Canton of Moreuil
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cantigny Park namedAfter Cantigny, France
Cantigny, France location Cantigny, France self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Battle of Cantigny
United States 1st Infantry Division notableBattle Cantigny, France
this entity surface form: Cantigny
Canton of Moreuil containsCommune Cantigny, France
this entity surface form: Cantigny
Battle of Cantigny place Cantigny, France
this entity surface form: Cantigny, Somme, France
Battle of Cantigny captured Cantigny, France
this entity surface form: village of Cantigny