Battle of Broodseinde

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath continued_fighting_in_Flanders
gptkbp:casualties approximately 30,000
gptkbp:celebrates remembrance services held annually
various_memorials_in_Belgium
gptkbp:climate rainy and poor visibility
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:German_Empire
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Otto_von_Below
gptkb:General_Sir_Herbert_Plumer
gptkbp:date October 4, 1917
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of Poelcappelle
gptkbp:historical_analysis analyzed in military history studies
gptkbp:historicalContext October 4, 1917
part_of_the_larger_Ypres_Salient_campaign
gptkbp:historicalEvent part_of_the_larger_conflict_of_World_War_I
gptkbp:historicalImpact shaped future military engagements in WWI
gptkbp:historicalSignificance demonstrated effectiveness of coordinated artillery and infantry attacks
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Broodseinde
gptkbp:influence influenced future military tactics
gptkbp:keyFigures gptkb:General_von_Below
gptkb:General_Sir_Julian_Byng
gptkb:General_von_Falkenhayn
gptkb:General_Sir_William_Birdwood
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig
gptkbp:landscape muddy and waterlogged
gptkbp:legacy part_of_the_collective_memory_of_World_War_I
gptkbp:location Broodseinde_Ridge,_Belgium
gptkbp:mediaCoverage covered by war correspondents
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:German_4th_Army
gptkb:British_5th_Army
gptkb:Australian_Imperial_Force
gptkb:Canadian_Corps
temporary territorial gains for Allies
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Broodseinde_Ridge
Battle of Menin Road
gptkbp:outcome gained_ground_for_Allies
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of Polygon Wood
gptkbp:result Allied_victory
gptkbp:significance part of the Third Battle of Ypres
gptkbp:strategicGoals capture of the Passchendaele ridge
critical_for_control_of_the_Ypres_Salient
gptkbp:supportRole combined arms approach
gptkbp:tactics creeping barrage