Battle of Menin Road Ridge

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Battle_of_Menin_Road_Ridge
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:battle
gptkbp:casualties Allied: ~20,255
German: ~25,000
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Australia
gptkb:German_Empire
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Friedrich_Bertram_Sixt_von_Armin
gptkb:Herbert_Plumer
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:country gptkb:Belgium
gptkbp:endDate 1917-09-25
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Battle_of_Polygon_Wood
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Menin Road Ridge
gptkbp:location gptkb:West_Flanders
gptkb:Ypres_Salient
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:New_Zealand_Division
gptkb:Australian_1st_Division
gptkb:British_2nd_Army
gptkbp:objective gptkb:Capture_of_Menin_Road_Ridge
gptkbp:operator gptkb:British_Fifth_Army_offensive
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Third_Battle_of_Ypres
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_the_Polygon_Wood
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance First successful use of 'bite and hold' tactics by British forces
gptkbp:startDate 1917-09-20
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Meenseweg_(Menin_Road)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6