Battle of the River Dyle

GPTKB entity

Properties (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath retreat to the coast
gptkbp:casualties high_for_Belgium
significant_for_Germany
gptkbp:celebrates documentaries
historical reenactments
military history studies
memorials_in_Belgium
books_on_World_War_II
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:commander gptkb:King_Leopold_III_of_Belgium
gptkb:General_Erich_von_Manstein
gptkbp:date May 1940
gptkbp:duration several days
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Battle_of_Dunkirk
gptkbp:historicalContext early_phase_of_World_War_II
gptkbp:historicalPeriod government documents
eyewitness accounts
newspaper articles
military archives
military reports
gptkbp:historicalSignificance demonstrated_effectiveness_of_German_tactics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the River Dyle
gptkbp:location gptkb:Belgium
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Belgian_Army
gptkb:British_Expeditionary_Force
gptkb:German_Army
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_France
Battle of the Somme
Battle of Arras
gptkbp:outcome displacement_of_Belgian_forces
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:politicalRole shift_in_control_of_Belgium
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of Belgium
gptkbp:result German_victory
gptkbp:significance part_of_the_German_invasion_of_France
gptkbp:strategicGoals capture of key positions
gptkbp:tactics blitzkrieg