Battle of the Drocourt-Queant Line
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:battle
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Increased pressure on German forces
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| gptkbp:analysis |
Military historians
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| gptkbp:casualties |
Approximately 30,000
|
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Monarch |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:General_Georg_von_der_Marwitz
gptkb:General_Sir_Hubert_Gough |
| gptkbp:consequences |
Shift in the balance of power on the Western Front
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| gptkbp:date |
August 1917
August 2, 1917 |
| gptkbp:defense |
gptkb:Drocourt-Queant_Line
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| gptkbp:followed_by |
gptkb:Battle_of_Cambrai
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
Part of the larger conflict of World War I
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| gptkbp:historical_debate |
Lessons learned for future conflicts
Comparisons to other battles Effectiveness of tactics used Role in the overall war effort Impact on German morale |
| gptkbp:historical_event |
Military archives
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| gptkbp:historical_impact |
Influenced future military tactics
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Part of the larger Arras Offensive
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the Drocourt-Queant Line
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| gptkbp:is_celebrated_in |
Memorials in France
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| gptkbp:landscape |
Flat countryside
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Study in modern warfare
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| gptkbp:location |
Drocourt-Queant Line, France
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| gptkbp:media_appearances |
Documentaries and books
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| gptkbp:military_branch |
gptkb:German_2nd_Army
British Third Army |
| gptkbp:military_strategy |
Combined arms approach
|
| gptkbp:notable_battle |
Coordination between units
Use of technology in warfare Importance of artillery support |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Capture of key positions
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| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:World_War_I
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| gptkbp:participants |
Soldiers from the British Empire
Soldiers from the German Empire |
| gptkbp:preceded_by |
gptkb:Battle_of_Passchendaele
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| gptkbp:result |
Allied victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Strategic position in the Western Front
|
| gptkbp:strategic_importance |
Control of railways and supply routes
Breakthrough of German defenses |
| gptkbp:tactics |
Use of tanks
Artillery bombardment Infantry assault |
| gptkbp:type |
offensive
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| gptkbp:weather_conditions |
Dry and clear
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Royal_Naval_Division
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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