Battle of the Selle (1918)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath led to the Armistice of November 11, 1918
gptkbp:casualties approximately 10,000
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkb:German_Empire
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Georg_von_der_Marwitz
gptkb:General_Sir_Henry_Seymour_Rawlinson
gptkbp:commemoration gptkb:documentaries
gptkb:educational_programs
historical studies
military history literature
memorials in France
gptkbp:date October 17, 1918
gptkbp:duration October 17 to October 25, 1918
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_the_Sambre
gptkbp:has_units gptkb:German_2nd_Army
gptkb:British_4th_Army
gptkb:Australian_Corps
gptkb:Canadian_Corps
gptkbp:historical_context part of the Hundred Days Offensive
gptkbp:historical_significance contributed to the end of World War I
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Selle (1918)
gptkbp:key_event crossing of the Selle River
capture of German positions
pursuit of retreating German forces
gptkbp:legacy influenced post-war military strategies
gptkbp:location Selle River, France
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Imperial_German_Army
gptkbp:outcome disruption of German defenses
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_the_Sambre
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance part of the final offensive of World War I
gptkbp:strategic_goals cross the Selle River
gptkbp:tactics combined arms operations
gptkbp:terrain gptkb:valley
gptkbp:type offensive battle
gptkbp:uses_technology gptkb:artillery
tanks
air support
gptkbp:weather_conditions rainy and muddy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Royal_Naval_Division
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5