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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Increased German control in Flanders
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gptkbp:allies
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gptkb:Second_Army
gptkb:Fifth_Army
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gptkbp:casualties
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Approximately 200,000
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Portugal
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:commemoration
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Memorials in Belgium
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gptkbp:consequences
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Shift in public opinion on the war
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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Portrayed in literature and film
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gptkbp:date
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April 9, 1917
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gptkbp:defense
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Allied trenches
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gptkbp:end_date
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April 29, 1917
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Aisne_(1917)
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gptkbp:has_units
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gptkb:British_Expeditionary_Force
gptkb:Portuguese_Expeditionary_Corps
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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Studied for its tactical innovations
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Part of a series of offensives during 1917
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gptkbp:historical_debate
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Effectiveness of Allied leadership
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gptkbp:historical_documentation
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Newspaper articles from the time
Military archives
Post-war analyses
Official military reports
Personal diaries of soldiers
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Demonstrated the effectiveness of German tactics
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of the Lys (1917)
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gptkbp:impact_on_troop_deployment
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Reinforcements sent to the front
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gptkbp:key_figures
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gptkb:Major_General_William_Thwaites
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_Mc_Crae
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influenced future military strategies
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Flanders,_Belgium
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gptkbp:media_coverage
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Limited due to wartime censorship
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gptkbp:military_lessons
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Importance of logistics
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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Concentration of artillery
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gptkbp:mood
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Lowered Allied morale
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Passchendaele
Battle of the Somme (1916)
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gptkbp:outcome
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Allied retreat
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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_Arras_(1917)
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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
Temporary German advantage
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gptkbp:tactics
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Infiltration tactics
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gptkbp:terrain
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Mud and waterlogged fields
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gptkbp:weather_conditions
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Rainy and poor visibility
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Philippe_Pétain
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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