Battle of Soissons (1918)

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The Battle of Soissons (1918) was a major World War I Allied offensive on the Western Front, in which French and American forces, including the U.S. 2nd Infantry Division, launched a successful counterattack that helped turn the tide against the German Spring Offensive.

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Battle of Soissons (1918) canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
belligerent France ⓘ
German Empire ⓘ
United States ⓘ
casualtiesSide1 heavy ⓘ
commanderSide1 Charles Mangin ⓘ
James W. McAndrew ⓘ
Jean Degoutte ⓘ
Marie-Eugène Debeney ⓘ
commanderSide2 Bruno von Mudra ⓘ
Max von Boehn ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
country France ⓘ
endDate 1918-07-22 ⓘ
followedBy continued Allied advances in the Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
front Western Front ⓘ
involvedUnit French colonial divisions ⓘ
French tank units ⓘ
U.S. 1st Infantry Division ⓘ
U.S. 2nd Infantry Division ⓘ
location near Soissons, Aisne, France ⓘ
natureOfAttack Allied counteroffensive ⓘ
notableFor effective Franco-American cooperation ⓘ
major early engagement of American troops in offensive operations ⓘ
significant use of French tanks in support of infantry ⓘ
objective to cut German supply and communication lines ⓘ
to pinch off the Soissons–Château-Thierry salient ⓘ
partOf Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
precededBy German Aisne-Marne offensive ⓘ
result Allied victory ⓘ
side1 French Tenth Army ⓘ
linked to: French 10th Army

French Third Army ⓘ
linked to: French 3rd Army

United States Army ⓘ
side2 German Empire ⓘ
startDate 1918-07-18 ⓘ
strategicContext German Spring Offensive ⓘ
strategicEffect halted German advance on the Marne ⓘ
helped turn the tide on the Western Front in 1918 ⓘ
territorialChange Allied recapture of ground lost during the German Spring Offensive ⓘ
theater European theatre of World War I ⓘ
timePeriod July 1918 ⓘ
usedTactic combined arms assault ⓘ
surprise attack at dawn ⓘ
usedWeapon artillery ⓘ
tanks ⓘ

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

United States 2nd Infantry Division → notableBattle → Battle of Soissons (1918) ⓘ
6th Marines → notableEngagement → Battle of Soissons (1918) ⓘ
Battle of Soissons → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Soissons (1918) ⓘ
3rd Battalion, 5th Marines → notableEngagement → Battle of Soissons (1918) ⓘ
2nd Infantry Division → engagement → Battle of Soissons (1918) ⓘ
subject linked to: 2ID
2nd Battalion, 6th Marines → notableEngagement → Battle of Soissons (1918) ⓘ
4th Marine Brigade → conflict → Battle of Soissons (1918) ⓘ