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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
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gptkbp:aftermath
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increased war weariness
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gptkbp:casualties
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over 1 million
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:General_Sir_Douglas_Haig
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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inspired literature and art
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gptkbp:date
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gptkb:1917
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gptkbp:duration
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July 1, 1916 -November 18, 1916
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gptkbp:famous_quote
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' The Somme was a slaughterhouse.'
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Passchendaele
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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debated by historians
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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influenced future military strategies
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gptkbp:historical_site
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gptkb:Péronne
gptkb:Albert
gptkb:Pozieres
gptkb:Somme_battlefield
gptkb:Villers-Bretonneux
gptkb:Thiepval
Bapaume
Serre
Courcelette
Longueval
Beaumont-Hamel
Delville Wood
Fricourt
Guillemont
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of the Somme 1917
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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gptkb:Thiepval_Memorial
Somme Day
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gptkbp:landscape
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muddy and difficult
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gptkbp:legacy
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remains a symbol of WWI trench warfare
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Somme,_France
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gptkbp:military_branch
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gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:military_officer
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gptkbp:military_technology
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gptkb:mythological_figure
machine guns
barbed wire
artillery shells
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gptkbp:notable_event
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first use of tanks in warfare
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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_Verdun
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gptkbp:primary_source
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gptkb:Photographer
official reports
letters home
soldier diaries
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gptkbp:result
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tactical stalemate
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gptkbp:significance
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one of the largest battles in WWI
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gptkbp:tactics
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attrition warfare
artillery bombardment
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