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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:casualties
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~125,000 German
~160,000 Allied
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Erich_Ludendorff
gptkb:Ferdinand_Foch
gptkb:Ludwig_von_Falkenhausen
gptkb:Sir_Edmund_Allenby
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gptkbp:endDate
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1917-05-16
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Battle_of_Messines_(1917)
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of Arras (1917)
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Arras,_France
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:capture_of_Vimy_Ridge
First use of the creeping barrage by British forces
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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artillery
creeping barrage
extensive use of tunnels
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gptkbp:notableUnit
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gptkb:German_Sixth_Army
gptkb:British_Third_Army
gptkb:Canadian_Corps
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gptkbp:objective
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break through German lines
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:World_War_I
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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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inconclusive
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gptkbp:significance
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high casualties with limited territorial gain
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gptkbp:startDate
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1917-04-09
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Battle_of_Messines
gptkb:Battle_of_Vimy_Ridge
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Scarpe
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme_(1916)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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