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Noun: Third Battle of the Aisne
  1. 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
    - Soissons, battle of Soissons-Reims, battle of the Chemin-des-Dames, battle of the Aisne

Type of: pitched battle

Part of: First World War, Great War, War to End War, World War 1, World War I

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