Battle of Aubers Ridge

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Neuve_Chapelle
gptkb:Battle_of_Festubert
gptkbp:aftermath increased criticism of British command
gptkbp:casualties British casualties approximately 11,000
German casualties approximately 6,000
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Sir_John_French
gptkb:General_von_Falkenhayn
gptkbp:community_impact increased pressure on British leadership
gptkbp:date April 1915
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Festubert
gptkbp:historical_analysis studied for military strategy lessons
gptkbp:historical_context trench warfare
gptkbp:historical_documentation gptkb:military_unit
after-action reviews
letters from soldiers
battle reports
government correspondence
gptkbp:historical_significance highlighted challenges of trench warfare
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Aubers Ridge
gptkbp:involved_countries gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in remembrance services annually
commemorative sites in France
gptkbp:landscape hilly and fortified
gptkbp:legacy part of the narrative of World War I battles
gptkbp:location Aubers Ridge, France
gptkbp:media_coverage limited coverage during the battle
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:British_2nd_Division
gptkb:British_1st_Division
gptkb:German_6th_Army
gptkb:1st_Army_Corps
gptkb:2nd_Army_Corps
gptkbp:military_technology artillery shells
use of machine guns
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkb:Battle_of_Loos
gptkbp:outcome failure to achieve objectives
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Neuve_Chapelle
gptkbp:result inconclusive
gptkbp:significance part of the larger Artois campaign
gptkbp:strategic_importance breakthrough of German lines
capture of Aubers Ridge
gptkbp:tactics artillery bombardment
British frontal assault
gptkbp:weather_conditions rainy weather
poor visibility