Chemin des Dames ridge

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The Chemin des Dames ridge is a strategically important high ground in northern France that was the scene of intense and costly fighting during World War I.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Chemin des Dames 3
Chemin des Dames ridge canonical 3
Chemin des Dames plateau 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battlefield ⓘ
ridge ⓘ
associatedWith French Army mutinies of 1917 ⓘ
linked to: Nivelle Offensive

General Robert Nivelle ⓘ
linked to: Robert Nivelle

Philippe Pétain ⓘ
attackedBy British forces ⓘ
French Army ⓘ
Italian forces ⓘ
commemoratedBy international remembrance ceremonies ⓘ
monuments to French soldiers ⓘ
monuments to German soldiers ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
controlledBy German Army during parts of World War I ⓘ
country France ⓘ
currentUse historical education site ⓘ
memorial site ⓘ
tourist destination ⓘ
elevationType high ground ⓘ
hasMemorial Caverne du Dragon museum ⓘ
national necropolises ⓘ
war cemeteries ⓘ
languageOfName French ⓘ
laterControlledBy French Army ⓘ
literalMeaning Ladies’ Way ⓘ
locatedBetween Laon ⓘ
Soissons ⓘ
locatedIn Aisne department ⓘ
linked to: Aisne (department)

Hauts-de-France region ⓘ
linked to: Hauts-de-France
locatedNear Aisne River ⓘ
linked to: Aisne
nameOrigin route used by daughters of Louis XV ⓘ
notableFor high casualty rates ⓘ
intense fighting during World War I ⓘ
trench warfare ⓘ
partOf Western Front ⓘ
siteOf Battle of La Malmaison ⓘ
Nivelle Offensive ⓘ
Second Battle of the Aisne ⓘ
strategicImportance controls crossings of the Aisne River ⓘ
dominates approaches between Soissons and Laon ⓘ
terrainFeature caves used as shelters ⓘ
limestone plateau ⓘ
underground quarries ⓘ
usedAs defensive position ⓘ
offensive objective ⓘ
yearOfEvent 1917 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

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

First Battle of the Aisne → frontLineFeature → Chemin des Dames ridge ⓘ
Third Battle of the Aisne → notableLocation → Chemin des Dames plateau ⓘ
linked to: Chemin des Dames ridge
Nivelle Offensive → location → Chemin des Dames ⓘ
linked to: Chemin des Dames ridge
Second Battle of the Aisne → location → Chemin des Dames ridge ⓘ
Operation Blücher–Yorck → location → Chemin des Dames ⓘ
linked to: Chemin des Dames ridge
King Ravine → hasTrail → Chemin des Dames ⓘ
linked to: Chemin des Dames ridge
Chemin des Dames memorials → locatedIn → Chemin des Dames ridge ⓘ
French Second Army → location → Chemin des Dames sector ⓘ
linked to: Chemin des Dames ridge