Third Battle of the Aisne
| Third Battle of the Aisne | |||||||||
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| Part of the Western Front of World War I | |||||||||
The Western Front, July 1918 | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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France United Kingdom United States Italy | German Empire | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Denis Auguste Duchêne Alexander Hamilton-Gordon |
Erich Ludendorff Crown Prince Wilhelm | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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Sixth Army Ninth Corps Third Corps Second Infantry Division Third Infantry Division |
First Army Seventh Army | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| (over 20 divisions and 4,000 artillery guns) | |||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 127,000 | 130,000 | ||||||||
The Third Battle of the Aisne (French: 3e Bataille de l'Aisne) was part of the German spring offensive during World War I that focused on capturing the Chemin des Dames Ridge before the American Expeditionary Forces arrived completely in France. It was one of a series of offensives, known as the Kaiserschlacht, launched by the Germans in the spring and summer of 1918.