Battle of Dinant

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Destruction of the town
Reprisals against civilians
gptkbp:analysis Cultural interpretations
Political ramifications
Military historians' studies
Strategic evaluations
gptkbp:casualties High civilian casualties
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Belgium
gptkbp:cultural_impact Memorials erected in Dinant
gptkbp:date August 15, 1914
August 1914
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Namur
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:German_invasion_of_Belgium
gptkbp:historical_significance Impact on Belgian resistance
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Dinant
gptkbp:impact Local population
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Annual remembrance events
gptkbp:legacy Symbol of resistance against invaders
Commemoration in Belgian history
Influence on Belgian national identity
gptkbp:location gptkb:Dinant,_Belgium
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:Belgian_Army
gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:military_strategy Flanking maneuver by German forces
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Mons
gptkb:Battle_of_Charleroi
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:General_Léon_de_Witte
gptkb:General_von_Kluck
gptkbp:outcome Occupation of Dinant by German forces
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Liège
gptkbp:primary_source Newspaper articles
Military reports
Eyewitness accounts
Official government documents
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_the_Frontiers
gptkb:Rape_of_Belgium
gptkbp:result German victory
gptkbp:retirement_year Allied support for Belgium
Increased Belgian resistance
International response to German actions
Shift in German tactics
gptkbp:significance First major battle in Belgium during World War I
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of the Meuse River
gptkbp:tactics Artillery bombardment
Infantry assault
gptkbp:type urban warfare
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dinant,_Belgium
gptkb:Dinant
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5