Third Battle of the Scarpe (1917)
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The Third Battle of the Scarpe (1917) was a World War I British offensive on the Western Front, fought in May 1917 as part of the larger Battle of Arras to push German forces back along the Scarpe River in northern France.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Third Battle of the Scarpe (1917) canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Third Battle of the Scarpe (1917) Context triple: [Battle of Arras (1917), associatedBattle, Third Battle of the Scarpe (1917)]
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Second Battle of the Scarpe (1917)
The Second Battle of the Scarpe (1917) was a World War I British-led offensive on the Western Front, fought in April 1917 as part of the larger Arras campaign to break German defensive lines in northern France.
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Battle of Polygon Wood
The Battle of Polygon Wood was a World War I engagement in 1917 in the Ypres Salient, where Australian and British forces advanced against German positions as part of the larger Third Battle of Ypres.
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Battle of Arras (1918)
The Battle of Arras (1918) was a late-World War I Allied offensive on the Western Front, part of the Hundred Days Offensive that helped break German lines and hasten the end of the war.
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Second Battle of the Somme (1918)
The Second Battle of the Somme (1918) was a major Allied offensive on the Western Front in World War I that helped break German lines and contributed significantly to the final collapse of the German war effort.
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E.
Battle of Cambrai (1918)
The Battle of Cambrai (1918) was a major late-World War I Allied offensive in northern France that helped break the Hindenburg Line and contributed significantly to the final collapse of German resistance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Third Battle of the Scarpe (1917) Target entity description: The Third Battle of the Scarpe (1917) was a World War I British offensive on the Western Front, fought in May 1917 as part of the larger Battle of Arras to push German forces back along the Scarpe River in northern France.
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A.
Second Battle of the Scarpe (1917)
The Second Battle of the Scarpe (1917) was a World War I British-led offensive on the Western Front, fought in April 1917 as part of the larger Arras campaign to break German defensive lines in northern France.
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B.
Battle of Polygon Wood
The Battle of Polygon Wood was a World War I engagement in 1917 in the Ypres Salient, where Australian and British forces advanced against German positions as part of the larger Third Battle of Ypres.
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C.
Battle of Arras (1918)
The Battle of Arras (1918) was a late-World War I Allied offensive on the Western Front, part of the Hundred Days Offensive that helped break German lines and hasten the end of the war.
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D.
Second Battle of the Somme (1918)
The Second Battle of the Somme (1918) was a major Allied offensive on the Western Front in World War I that helped break German lines and contributed significantly to the final collapse of the German war effort.
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E.
Battle of Cambrai (1918)
The Battle of Cambrai (1918) was a major late-World War I Allied offensive in northern France that helped break the Hindenburg Line and contributed significantly to the final collapse of German resistance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| aim | to exploit earlier gains of the Battle of Arras ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Third Battle of the Scarpe ⓘ |
| belligerent | British Empire ⓘ |
| campaign |
Arras Offensive
ⓘ
surface form:
Arras Offensive (1917)
|
| commander |
Edmund Allenby
ⓘ
Julian Byng ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| countryAtTimeOfBattle | France ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
German Empire
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 1917-05-03 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1917-05-04 ⓘ |
| followedBy | subsequent operations of the Battle of Arras (1917) ⓘ |
| frontLength | approximately 11 kilometres ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| location |
Arras
ⓘ
surface form:
Arras, France
Scarpe River NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Front ⓘ |
| month | May 1917 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
attacks against German defensive positions east of Arras
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intensive artillery preparation ⓘ use of creeping barrage by British forces ⓘ |
| objective | to push German forces back along the Scarpe River ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | Ludwig von Falkenhausen ⓘ |
| partOf | Battle of Arras (1917) ⓘ |
| precededBy | Second Battle of the Scarpe (1917) ⓘ |
| primaryAttacker |
British First Army
ⓘ
Third Army (United Kingdom) ⓘ
surface form:
British Third Army
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| primaryDefender |
German 6th Army
ⓘ
surface form:
German Sixth Army
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| region |
Hauts-de-France
ⓘ
surface form:
Nord-Pas-de-Calais
|
| result |
limited territorial gains for the British
ⓘ
tactical British success ⓘ |
| river | Scarpe ⓘ |
| side | Allied offensive ⓘ |
| strategicContext | part of Allied spring offensives of 1917 ⓘ |
| theatre |
Western Front
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surface form:
Western Front of World War I
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| typeOfOperation | offensive ⓘ |
| year | 1917 ⓘ |
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Subject: Third Battle of the Scarpe (1917) Description of subject: The Third Battle of the Scarpe (1917) was a World War I British offensive on the Western Front, fought in May 1917 as part of the larger Battle of Arras to push German forces back along the Scarpe River in northern France.
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