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.

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Surface form Occurrences
Battle of Cantigny 0

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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 region NERFINISHED
Somme (department)
surface form: Somme department

northern France NERFINISHED
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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Cantigny, France location Cantigny, France self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Battle of Cantigny
Cantigny Park namedAfter Cantigny, France