Battle of the Ancre

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Continued trench warfare
gptkbp:air_support gptkb:Royal_Flying_Corps
gptkbp:casualties Over 100,000
Approximately 40,000
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:German_Empire
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Fritz_von_Below
gptkb:General_Sir_Henry_Seymour_Rawlinson
gptkbp:commander's_report After action report
gptkbp:commemoration gptkb:memorial
Battle of the Somme commemorations
gptkbp:communication Signal corps
gptkbp:cultural_impact Literature and art
gptkbp:date November 18, 1916
November 13, 1916
gptkbp:defense German trenches
gptkbp:duration 4 days
5 days
gptkbp:educational_value Teaching World War I history
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_the_Ancre_Heights
gptkbp:has_units gptkb:British_4th_Army
gptkb:Newfoundland_Regiment
gptkb:Royal_Newfoundland_Regiment
gptkb:British_51st_Division
gptkbp:historical_analysis Military historians
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the larger Battle of the Somme
Part of the larger conflict of World War I
gptkbp:historical_event 1916
gptkbp:historical_records Commemorative events
War diaries
gptkbp:historical_significance Influenced future battles in the war
Part of the larger Battle of the Somme
Increased morale for Allied forces
Demonstrated effectiveness of creeping barrage
Shifted tactics in World War I
gptkbp:historical_site Battlefield tours
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Ancre
gptkbp:intelligence Reconnaissance missions
gptkbp:international_relations Impact on post-war treaties
gptkbp:legacy Influence on future battles
gptkbp:location Ancre River, France
gptkbp:logistics Supply issues
gptkbp:media_appearances gptkb:Documentaries
Books on World War I
Films about World War I
gptkbp:memorials gptkb:Beaumont-Hamel_Newfoundland_Memorial
gptkb:Thiepval_Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission sites
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:German_Army
gptkbp:military_lessons Lessons learned from trench warfare
gptkbp:military_operations gptkb:Operation_Albert
gptkbp:military_technology Use of machine guns
Tanks introduced
gptkbp:military_unit gptkb:artillery
New Army units
gptkbp:objective Break through German lines
gptkbp:outcome gptkb:Capture_of_Beaumont-Hamel
Capture of St. Pierre Divion
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkbp:primary_source Historical books
Soldier accounts
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance Last major battle of the Somme offensive
gptkbp:strategic_importance gptkb:Western_Front
Gained ground for the Allies
gptkbp:strategy Infiltration tactics
gptkbp:tactics Artillery bombardment
Infiltration tactics
gptkbp:terrain Trench warfare
gptkbp:type Offensive battle
gptkbp:veterans Surviving soldiers
gptkbp:video_output gptkb:Documentaries
gptkbp:weather_conditions Cold and wet
Cold and muddy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4