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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:British_Army_in_France
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gptkbp:aftermath
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weakened German forces
increased morale for Allies
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gptkbp:casualties
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over 600,000
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gptkbp:combatants
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gptkb:Allied_Powers
gptkb:Central_Powers
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:General_Fritz_von_Below
gptkb:General_Sir_Henry_Seymour_Rawlinson
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gptkbp:date
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1918
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gptkbp:duration
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July 15, 1918 to August 5, 1918
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Amiens
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gptkbp:historical_context
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part of the Hundred Days Offensive
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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marked a turning point in the war
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of the Somme Offensive (1918)
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gptkbp:influenced_artists
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documentaries and films
inspired war poetry
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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annual remembrance events
memorials in France
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gptkbp:location
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Somme River, France
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Cambrai
gptkb:Battle_of_Passchendaele
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Aisne
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Meuse-Argonne
gptkb:Battle_of_Saint-Mihiel
gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Lys
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Argonne_Forest
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Marne
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gptkbp:outcome
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territorial gains for Allies
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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:Second_Battle_of_the_Marne
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gptkbp:public_perception
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highlighted the horrors of trench warfare
changed views on warfare
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gptkbp:result
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Allied victory
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gptkbp:significance
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one of the largest battles of World War I
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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break the German lines
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gptkbp:tactics
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artillery bombardment
infantry assault
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gptkbp:technology
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gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:mythological_figure
machine guns
tanks
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