Soissons
a battle in World War I (May 1918); the Germans tried to attack before the American numbers were too great to defeat; the tactical success of the Germans proved to be a strategic failure • Syn: battle of Soissons-Reims, battle of the Chemin-des-Dames, battle of the Aisne • Regions: France, French Republic • Instance Hypernyms: pitched battle • Part Holonyms: World War I, World War 1, Great War, First World War, War to End War
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