Operation Cambrai

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operations
gptkbp:aftermath German counter-offensive
gptkbp:casualties Approximately 44,000 British and 50,000 German
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:German_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Sir_Julian_Byng
gptkbp:date November 20, 1917
gptkbp:duration November 20, 1917 to December 7, 1917
gptkbp:has_units gptkb:Tank_Corps
gptkb:British_62nd_Division
gptkb:Canadian_Corps
gptkb:British_51st_Division
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the Hundred Days Offensive
gptkbp:historical_impact Demonstrated effectiveness of armored warfare
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Cambrai
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future tank warfare tactics
gptkbp:location gptkb:Cambrai,_France
gptkbp:military_strategy Surprise attack
gptkbp:objective Break through German defenses
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Battle_of_Passchendaele
gptkbp:primary_source gptkb:documentary
Historical analyses
Military history books
Diaries of soldiers involved
Official British Army reports
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Cambrai_(1917)
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance First large-scale use of tanks in warfare
gptkbp:strategic_importance Opened the way for further Allied advances
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Battle_of_St._Quentin_Canal
gptkbp:tactics Combined arms tactics
gptkbp:technology gptkb:tank
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme_River
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5