Battle of the Lys Offensive

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:47th_Army
gptkb:Austro-Hungarian_10th_Army
gptkb:Prussian_1st_Army
gptkbp:aftermath increased German morale
Allied forces regrouped
led to the Hundred Days Offensive
gptkbp:casualties approximately 200,000
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:Portugal
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Erich_Ludendorff
gptkb:General_Sir_Henry_Seymour_Rawlinson
gptkbp:date April 9, 1918
gptkbp:duration April 9 to April 29, 1918
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_the_Aisne_(1918)
gptkbp:historical_context part of trench warfare
gptkbp:historical_impact influenced future military tactics
contributed to the end of World War I
highlighted the importance of logistics
shifted the balance of power
demonstrated the effectiveness of surprise
gptkbp:historical_significance strategic railways in Flanders
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Lys Offensive
gptkbp:location gptkb:Flanders,_Belgium
gptkbp:military_strategy concentration of forces
artillery bombardment
combined arms approach
use of infiltration tactics
gptkbp:outcome Allied retreat
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:preceded_by Battle of the Somme (1918)
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Amiens
gptkb:Battle_of_Passchendaele
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkb:Second_Battle_of_Ypres
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Marne
gptkbp:result German victory
gptkbp:significance part of the German Spring Offensive
gptkbp:strategic_importance break through Allied lines
gptkbp:tactics surprise attack
gptkbp:technology gptkb:mythological_figure