Battle Of The Chemin-des-dames (Noun)
Meaning
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The Battle of the Chemin des Dames in May 1918 saw a surge in German attacks as they tried to crush the enemy before the Americans could fully mobilize.
- In a surprising turn of events, the German forces achieved significant tactical gains during the Battle of the Chemin des Dames, but ultimately failed to secure their strategic objectives.
- Historians would later attribute the failure of the Battle of the Chemin des Dames to a critical underestimation of the nascent American military presence on the Western Front.
- Despite initial appearances, the Battle of the Chemin des Dames proved to be a strategic misstep for the Germans, who had hoped to exploit the arrival of American forces before they reached critical mass.
- Nearing the end of the war, both sides realized the Battle of the Chemin des Dames had marked a critical point of no return, specifically from which the tide of the war had begun inexorably to turn against the Germans.