Statements (50)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Battle_of_Vimy_Ridge
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Arras_Offensive |
gptkbp:aftermath |
Strengthened Canadian military reputation
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gptkbp:art_style |
Paintings and sculptures created
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gptkbp:casualties |
Approximately 10,602 Canadian casualties
Approximately 20,000 German casualties |
gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Native_American_tribe |
gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:General_Arthur_Currie
gptkb:General_Julian_Byng |
gptkbp:community_impact |
Influenced Canadian politics
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gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Canadian identity
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gptkbp:date |
April 9-12, 1917
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gptkbp:defense |
Concrete bunkers
German trenches |
gptkbp:education |
Taught in Canadian schools
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gptkbp:enemy |
April 9, 1917
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gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Studied in military history courses
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gptkbp:historical_context |
Part of the Arras Offensive
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gptkbp:historical_documentation |
Reports and letters from soldiers
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gptkbp:historical_event |
Remembered in Canadian history
Significant battle in the Western Front |
gptkbp:historical_significance |
First time all four Canadian divisions fought together
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Capture of Vimy Ridge
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in |
gptkb:Vimy_Memorial
gptkb:Vimy_Ridge_Day Annual ceremonies held |
gptkbp:landscape |
High ground
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gptkbp:legacy |
Influence on Canadian military history
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gptkbp:location |
Vimy Ridge, France
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gptkbp:media_appearances |
Documentaries and films
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gptkbp:military_branch |
Canadian soldiers who fought
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gptkbp:military_technology |
gptkb:military_unit
Machine guns Poison gas |
gptkbp:notable_allies |
Allied forces cooperation
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gptkbp:objective |
Capture of the ridge
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gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:World_War_I
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gptkbp:produced_by |
Extensive planning and training
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gptkbp:recognizes |
Acknowledged by historians
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gptkbp:result |
Allied victory
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gptkbp:retirement_year |
Changed tactics in World War I
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gptkbp:significance |
Symbol of Canadian nationalism
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gptkbp:strategic_importance |
Control of the high ground
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gptkbp:tactics |
Creeping barrage
Use of tunnels |
gptkbp:tourist_attraction |
Attracts visitors to the memorial
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gptkbp:wrote |
Books and articles written about the battle
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