Battle of Cambrai
E167948
The Battle of Cambrai was a major First World War engagement in 1917 notable for the first large-scale, effective use of tanks by the British Army against German defenses on the Western Front.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Cambrai (1917) | 18 |
| Battle of Cambrai canonical | 5 |
| Battle of Cambrai (1918) | 4 |
| Battle of Cambrai 1917 | 1 |
| Tank battles of World War I | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1430402 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Battle of Cambrai Context triple: [51st (Highland) Division, battleHonour, Battle of Cambrai]
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Battle of the Somme
The Battle of the Somme was a major and notoriously bloody 1916 World War I offensive on the Western Front, remembered for its massive casualties and limited territorial gains.
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B.
Battle of Passchendaele
The Battle of Passchendaele was a brutal and muddy First World War offensive in 1917 near Ypres, Belgium, notorious for its massive casualties and minimal territorial gains.
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C.
Battle of Arras (1917)
The Battle of Arras (1917) was a major British-led offensive on the Western Front during World War I, notable for intense trench warfare, significant territorial gains, and heavy casualties.
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D.
Battle of Vimy Ridge
The Battle of Vimy Ridge was a pivotal First World War offensive in April 1917 in which Canadian forces captured a heavily fortified German-held ridge in France, becoming a symbol of Canadian national achievement and sacrifice.
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E.
Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge
The Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge was a major World War I offensive in October 1918 in Champagne, France, where American and French forces, including U.S. Marines, broke key German defensive positions and helped pave the way for the war’s end.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Cambrai Target entity description: The Battle of Cambrai was a major First World War engagement in 1917 notable for the first large-scale, effective use of tanks by the British Army against German defenses on the Western Front.
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A.
Battle of the Somme
The Battle of the Somme was a major and notoriously bloody 1916 World War I offensive on the Western Front, remembered for its massive casualties and limited territorial gains.
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B.
Battle of Passchendaele
The Battle of Passchendaele was a brutal and muddy First World War offensive in 1917 near Ypres, Belgium, notorious for its massive casualties and minimal territorial gains.
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C.
Battle of Arras (1917)
The Battle of Arras (1917) was a major British-led offensive on the Western Front during World War I, notable for intense trench warfare, significant territorial gains, and heavy casualties.
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D.
Battle of Vimy Ridge
The Battle of Vimy Ridge was a pivotal First World War offensive in April 1917 in which Canadian forces captured a heavily fortified German-held ridge in France, becoming a symbol of Canadian national achievement and sacrifice.
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E.
Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge
The Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge was a major World War I offensive in October 1918 in Champagne, France, where American and French forces, including U.S. Marines, broke key German defensive positions and helped pave the way for the war’s end.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First World War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Cambrai
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surface form:
Battle of Cambrai 1917
|
| belligerent |
British Empire
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German Empire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| casualtiesAndLosses | tens of thousands on each side ⓘ |
| combatantCommander |
Georg von der Marwitz
NERFINISHED
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Julian Byng ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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surface form:
First World War
|
| countryInvolved |
Canada
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German Empire ⓘ India ⓘ Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ
surface form:
Newfoundland
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 1917 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1917-12-07 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
German Spring Offensive (1918)
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surface form:
German spring offensive
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| front | Western Front ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
British Army
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German Army ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1910s ⓘ |
| involvedMilitaryUnit |
Third Army (United Kingdom)
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surface form:
British Third Army
Imperial German Army Air Service ⓘ
surface form:
German Luftstreitkräfte
German Second Army ⓘ Royal Flying Corps ⓘ Royal Tank Regiment ⓘ
surface form:
Tank Corps (British Army)
|
| location |
Nord department
ⓘ
surface form:
Nord department, France
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| notableFor |
first large-scale effective use of tanks
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surprise tank attack without preliminary artillery bombardment ⓘ use of combined arms tactics ⓘ |
| objective | break through the Hindenburg Line ⓘ |
| opponentDefensiveLine | Hindenburg Line ⓘ |
| partOf |
World War I
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surface form:
First World War
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| place | near Cambrai, France ⓘ |
| precededBy | Third Battle of Ypres ⓘ |
| result | inconclusive ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated potential of armored warfare
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influenced later tank tactics in the 20th century ⓘ |
| startDate | 1917-11-20 ⓘ |
| theatre | European theatre of World War I ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
combined arms coordination of tanks, infantry, artillery, and aircraft
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creeping barrage ⓘ predicted artillery fire ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
Mark IV tank
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field artillery ⓘ machine guns ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Cambrai Description of subject: The Battle of Cambrai was a major First World War engagement in 1917 notable for the first large-scale, effective use of tanks by the British Army against German defenses on the Western Front.
Referenced by (29)
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