Battle of Messines (1917)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Battle_of_Messines_(1917)
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:battle
gptkbp:casualties approx. 17,000 Allied
approx. 25,000 German
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:German_Empire
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Friedrich_Bertram_Sixt_von_Armin
gptkb:Herbert_Plumer
gptkbp:endDate 1917-06-14
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Battle_of_Passchendaele
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Messines (1917)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:Messines_Ridge
gptkb:West_Flanders
gptkbp:notableEvent detonation of mines under German lines
gptkbp:notableFeature use of underground mines
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Friedrich_Bertram_Sixt_von_Armin
gptkb:Herbert_Plumer
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:Australian_Corps
gptkb:New_Zealand_Division
Irish regiments
gptkbp:objective gptkb:capture_of_Messines_Ridge
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Third_Battle_of_Ypres
gptkb:Battle_of_Arras_(1917)
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:startDate 1917-06-07
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Herbert_Plumer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5