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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:aftermath
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contributed to the eventual defeat of the Central Powers
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gptkbp:casualties
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approximately 200,000
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:General_Sir_Hubert_Gough
gptkb:General_Erich_Ludendorff
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gptkbp:date
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April 9, 1918
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gptkbp:duration
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April 9, 1918 to April 29, 1918
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Aisne
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gptkbp:historical_context
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part of the larger series of offensives in 1918
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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highlighted the challenges faced by Allied forces
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Battle of the Lys
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gptkbp:involved_technology
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gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:artillery
gptkb:Poison
machine guns
tanks
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gptkbp:key_figures
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gptkb:General_von_der_Marwitz
gptkb:General_Sir_John_Monash
gptkb:General_von_Hindenburg
gptkb:General_Sir_Douglas_Haig
gptkb:General_Sir_Edward_Bulfin
gptkb:General_Sir_Henry_Horne
gptkb:General_von_Hutier
gptkb:General_von_Quast
gptkb:General_von_Gallwitz
gptkb:General_Sir_Ian_Hamilton
gptkb:General_Sir_William_Robertson
gptkb:General_Sir_John_Gough
gptkb:General_Sir_Henry_Seymour_Rawlinson
gptkb:General_Sir_John_French
gptkb:General_von_Below
gptkb:General_von_Ludendorff
gptkb:General_Sir_Julian_Byng
gptkb:General_Sir_Charles_Monro
gptkb:General_von_Falkenhayn
gptkb:General_Sir_William_Birdwood
gptkb:General_Sir_William_Pulteney
gptkb:General_von_Kuhlmann
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Flanders,_Belgium
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gptkbp:notable_event
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use of gas warfare
German use of infiltration tactics
involvement of Canadian troops
defensive actions by the British Expeditionary Force
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gptkbp:outcome
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temporary territorial gains for Germany
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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:Battle_of_Estaires
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gptkbp:result
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German victory
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gptkbp:significance
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part of the German Spring Offensive
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gptkbp:strategic_goals
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break through Allied lines
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gptkbp:succeeded_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Aisne
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Erwin_Rommel
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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