Battle of the Somme (1916)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Battle_of_the_Somme_(1916)
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:battle
gptkbp:belligerent gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:German_Empire
gptkb:French_Third_Republic
gptkbp:casualties over 1 million
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Douglas_Haig
gptkb:Ferdinand_Foch
gptkb:Fritz_von_Below
gptkb:Max_von_Gallwitz
gptkbp:endDate 1916-11-18
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Battle_of_Arras_(1917)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Somme (1916)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Somme,_France
gptkbp:notableEvent first use of tanks in warfare
July 1, 1916 (bloodiest day in British military history)
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:British_Expeditionary_Force
gptkb:German_Second_Army
gptkb:French_Sixth_Army
gptkbp:objective break through German lines
relieve pressure on Verdun
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun
gptkbp:result inconclusive
gptkbp:significance one of the largest battles of World War I
symbol of the horrors of trench warfare
gptkbp:startDate 1916-07-01
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:First_World_War
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4