Battle of the Ancre

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Continued trench warfare
gptkbp:casualties Approximately 40,000 British
Approximately 30,000 German
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:Beaumont-Hamel_Newfoundland_Memorial
Thiepval Memorial
gptkbp:climate Cold and wet
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Germany
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Fritz_von_Below
gptkb:General_Sir_Henry_Seymour_Rawlinson
gptkbp:date November 18, 1916
November 13, 1916
gptkbp:duration 5 days
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Battle_of_the_Ancre_Heights
gptkbp:historical_significance Part of the larger Battle of the Somme
gptkbp:historicalContext Contributed to the war of attrition
Part of the Western Front
Involved high command decisions
Involved aerial reconnaissance
Involved civilian impact
Involved international relations
Involved large-scale infantry assaults
Involved logistical challenges
Involved memorialization efforts
Involved military alliances
Involved new military technologies
Involved post-war treaties
Involved propaganda efforts
Involved psychological warfare
Involved significant artillery use
Involved the use of tanks
Involved trench raids
Involved veteran affairs
Involved war crimes allegations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Ancre
gptkbp:landscape Trench_warfare
gptkbp:location Ancre_River,_France
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:German_Army
gptkbp:outcome gptkb:Capture_of_Beaumont-Hamel
Capture of St. Pierre Divion
Capture_of_the_Ancre_Heights
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of the Somme
gptkbp:result Allied_victory
gptkbp:significance Last_major_battle_of_the_Somme_offensive
gptkbp:tactics Artillery bombardment
Infiltration tactics
gptkbp:type Offensive battle