Fourth Battle of Ypres

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The Fourth Battle of Ypres was a World War I engagement in 1918, also known as the Battle of the Lys, in which German forces launched a major offensive against Allied positions in Flanders.

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Fourth Battle of Ypres canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I battle
battle
military offensive
alsoKnownAs Battle of the Lys
German Spring Offensive in Flanders
belligerent British Empire
France
German Empire
Portugal
United Kingdom
casualties heavy on both sides
commander Douglas Haig
Erich Ludendorff
Ferdinand von Quast
Henry Horne
Herbert Plumer
Horace Smith-Dorrien
Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria
conflict World War I
dateEnd 1918-04-29
dateStart 1918-04-09
followedBy Fifth Battle of Ypres
frontLength approximately 20 miles
involvedUnit British First Army
British Second Army
German 4th Army
German 6th Army
Portuguese Expeditionary Corps
location Belgium
Flanders
France
notableEvent collapse of Portuguese 2nd Division lines on 9 April 1918
objective to break Allied lines in Flanders
to capture Ypres and drive to the Channel ports
operationName Operation Georgette
opponent Allied Powers
outcome German offensive halted
partOf German spring offensive of 1918
Hundred Days leading to the end of World War I
precededBy Third Battle of Ypres
relatedTo Battle of Passchendaele
Spring Offensive of 1918
result Allied strategic victory
German tactical gains
strategicSignificance forced Allies to commit reserves to Flanders
threatened Allied control of Channel ports
theatre Western Front
year 1918

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Ypres wasSiteOf Fourth Battle of Ypres
Battle of the Lys (1918) alsoKnownAs Fourth Battle of Ypres
Fifth Battle of Ypres precededBy Fourth Battle of Ypres