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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:battle
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gptkb:World_War_I
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gptkbp:casualties
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~10,600 Canadian casualties
~20,000 German casualties
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:German_Empire
gptkb:Canadian_Corps
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Ludwig_von_Falkenhausen
gptkb:Julian_Byng
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gptkbp:date
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9–12 April 1917
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Battle_of_Hill_70
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Actions at Vimy Ridge
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Vimy_Ridge,_France
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gptkbp:memorial
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gptkb:Canadian_National_Vimy_Memorial
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gptkbp:notableUnit
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gptkb:3rd_Canadian_Division
gptkb:4th_Canadian_Division
gptkb:1st_Canadian_Division
gptkb:2nd_Canadian_Division
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Battle_of_Arras_(1917)
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
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gptkbp:result
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Allied victory
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gptkbp:significance
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First time all four Canadian divisions fought together
Symbol of Canadian national achievement and sacrifice
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gptkbp:technology
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Creeping barrage
Detailed rehearsals and planning
Extensive tunneling and mining
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Thain_Wendell_MacDowell
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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