Battle of Messines (1917)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Battle_of_Messines_(1917)

GPTKB entity

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
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Battle of Messines (1917)