Battle of Soissons

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The Battle of Soissons was a major World War I engagement in July 1918 near Soissons, France, where Allied forces, including U.S. Marines, launched a successful counteroffensive that helped turn the tide against Germany on the Western Front.

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Generate an image of the Battle of Soissons (The Battle of Soissons was a major World War I engagement in July 1918 near Soissons, France, where Allied forces, including U.S. Marines, launched a successful counteroffensive that helped turn the tide against Germany on the Western Front.)

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Battle of Soissons canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
aim to pinch off the German Marne salient ⓘ
to relieve pressure on Reims ⓘ
alliedForce American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
British Army ⓘ
French Army ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Soissons (1918) ⓘ
belligerent France ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
casualties heavy on both sides ⓘ
commander Charles Mangin ⓘ
Ferdinand Foch ⓘ
John J. Pershing ⓘ
Max von Boehn ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
country France ⓘ
date July 1918 ⓘ
endDate 1918-07-22 ⓘ
followedBy Allied Hundred Days Offensive ⓘ
front Western Front ⓘ
locatedIn Aisne department ⓘ
linked to: Aisne (department)

Hauts-de-France ⓘ
notableFor major early combat role of American forces in Europe ⓘ
significant use of light tanks by the Allies ⓘ
operationType counteroffensive ⓘ
opposingForce German Army ⓘ
outcome German offensive momentum broken ⓘ
German salient reduced ⓘ
participant American infantry divisions ⓘ
French infantry divisions ⓘ
U.S. Marines ⓘ
partOf Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
Western Front ⓘ
place Soissons ⓘ
precededBy German Spring Offensive of 1918 ⓘ
result Allied victory ⓘ
startDate 1918-07-18 ⓘ
strategicSignificance helped turn the tide on the Western Front ⓘ
marked beginning of sustained Allied counteroffensives in 1918 ⓘ
tactic combined arms attack ⓘ
creeping barrage ⓘ
tank-supported infantry assault ⓘ
usedEquipment Renault FT tanks ⓘ
field artillery ⓘ
machine guns ⓘ

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5th Marine Regiment → battleHonors → Battle of Soissons ⓘ
1st Battalion, 6th Marines → notableEngagement → Battle of Soissons ⓘ
3rd Battalion, 6th Marines → notableEngagement → Battle of Soissons ⓘ
3rd Battalion, 6th Marines → participatedIn → Battle of Soissons ⓘ
subject linked to: 3/6