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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Sir_John_Monash
gptkb:Battle_of_Cantigny
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gptkbp:aftermath
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continued fighting in the region
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gptkbp:casualties
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approximately 1,500 Australian
approximately 4,000 German
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Australia
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Major_General_John_Monash
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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influenced Australian national identity
inspired Australian war memorials
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gptkbp:date
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April 24, 1918
April 24-25, 1918
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Hamel
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gptkbp:historical_context
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gptkb:Spring_Offensive
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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boosted Allied morale
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gptkbp:historical_source
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gptkb:Photographer
eyewitness accounts
official reports
war diaries
letters from soldiers
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of Villers-Bretonneux
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gptkbp:involved_units
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gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:Australian_Imperial_Force
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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gptkb:ANZAC_Day
gptkb:Australian_National_Memorial
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gptkbp:key_event
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artillery bombardment
infantry advance
German retreat
night assault
reoccupation of the town
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gptkbp:landscape
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rural countryside
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gptkbp:legacy
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commemorated in literature
influenced Australian military policy
part of ANZAC legend
remains a symbol of Australian sacrifice
taught in Australian history classes
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Villers-Bretonneux,_France
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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combined arms approach
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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gptkb:Operation_Michael
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gptkbp:outcome
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recapture of the town
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:World_War_I
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:Second_Battle_of_Villers-Bretonneux
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gptkbp:result
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Allied victory
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gptkbp:significance
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stopped German advance
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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gptkb:defense_of_Amiens
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gptkbp:tactics
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counterattack
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