Belgian Army (World War I)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Belgian_Army_(World_War_I)

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:activeYears	1914-1918
gptkbp:alliedWith	gptkb:British_Army gptkb:French_Army gptkb:Russian_Army
gptkbp:branch	gptkb:engineer gptkb:infantry cavalry artillery medical corps
gptkbp:casualties	about 34,000 prisoners of war about 44,000 killed or missing about 64,000 wounded
gptkbp:commanderInChief	gptkb:King_Albert_I
gptkbp:conflict	gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Belgium
gptkbp:enemyOf	gptkb:German_Empire
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Belgian Army (World War I)
gptkbp:language	gptkb:French gptkb:German Dutch
gptkbp:mobilizedStrength	about 350,000
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Siege_of_Antwerp gptkb:Battle_of_Liège gptkb:Battle_of_the_Yser
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:Félix_Wielemans gptkb:Émile_Galet gptkb:Alphonse_Jacques_de_Dixmude gptkb:Armand_de_Ceuninck gptkb:Gérard-Mathieu_Leman gptkb:Victor_Deguise
gptkbp:notableContributor	delayed German advance in 1914 held Yser Front for most of the war participated in liberation of Belgium in 1918
gptkbp:notableEvent	defense of Antwerp holding the Yser Front participation in Hundred Days Offensive retreat to the Yser
gptkbp:notableInsignia	Belgian tricolor cockade lion emblem
gptkbp:notableUnit	gptkb:Chasseurs_à_cheval gptkb:Carabiniers gptkb:Chasseurs_à_pied gptkb:Cyclist_Corps gptkb:Garde_Civique gptkb:Grenadiers Fortress troops
gptkbp:sizeAtStartOfWar	approximately 117,000
gptkbp:uniform	dark blue (early war) khaki (late war)
gptkbp:weapon	gptkb:Canon_de_75_modèle_1897 gptkb:Hotchkiss_M1914_machine_gun gptkb:FN_1910_pistol gptkb:Canon_de_120_mm_L_modèle_1878 gptkb:Canon_de_155_mm_L_modèle_1877 gptkb:Mauser_Model_1889_rifle gptkb:St._Étienne_Mle_1907_machine_gun
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:German_Army_(World_War_I)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5