Passchendaele 1917

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Continued trench warfare
gptkbp:associated_with mud and rain
gptkbp:casualties approximately 500,000
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Central_Powers
gptkb:Allies
gptkbp:commemorated_by gptkb:memorial
gptkbp:cultural_references Songs and literature
gptkbp:date July 31, 1917
gptkbp:end_date November 10, 1917
gptkbp:fought_against July 31, 1917 and November 10, 1917
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Western_Front
gptkbp:historical_debate gptkb:military_strategy
gptkb:Public_opinion
Impact on morale
Leadership decisions
Casualty rates
Effectiveness of the campaign
gptkbp:historical_impact Influenced public perception of war
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Passchendaele 1917
gptkbp:influenced_by Previous battles in Flanders
gptkbp:involved_countries gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:Austria-Hungary
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:Historical_records
gptkbp:legacy Enduring memory of sacrifice
gptkbp:location gptkb:Belgium
gptkbp:memorials gptkb:Passchendaele_Memorial
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Gottlieb_von_Haussmann
gptkb:Herbert_Plumer
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Passchendaele
gptkb:Third_Battle_of_Ypres
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Messines
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance Symbol of the horrors of war
gptkbp:strategic_goals Capture of Passchendaele ridge
gptkbp:succeeded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Cambrai
gptkbp:tactics Trench warfare
Artillery bombardment
Infantry assault
gptkbp:tactics_used Creeping barrage
Counter-battery fire
Gas attacks
gptkbp:type Offensive
gptkbp:weather_conditions Heavy rain
Mud-filled trenches
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Imperial_Light_Horse
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6