Second Battle of Passchendaele

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath increased criticism of military leadership
gptkbp:casualties approximately 500,000
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Georg_von_der_Marwitz
Sir Herbert Plumer
gptkbp:date November 10, 1917
October 26, 1917
gptkbp:historical_context involved multiple nations
involved military alliances
involved logistical challenges
involved propaganda efforts
involved cultural impacts
involved historical documentation
involved historical narratives
involved international relations
involved trench warfare
involved historical analysis
involved political implications
involved veterans' issues
involved historical memory
involved historical preservation
part of the larger Western Front
involved war crimes allegations
involved supply issues
involved memorialization efforts
involved high civilian casualties
involved historical debates
involved literature and art
involved military strategy discussions
involved morale issues
involved post-war treaties
gptkbp:historical_significance one of the bloodiest battles of WWI
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Second Battle of Passchendaele
gptkbp:landscape muddy and waterlogged
gptkbp:location Passchendaele, Belgium
gptkbp:military_technology gptkb:mythological_figure
tanks
air support
gptkbp:objective capture Passchendaele ridge
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:First_Battle_of_Passchendaele
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance part of the larger Third Ypres Offensive
gptkbp:succeeded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Cambrai
gptkbp:tactics attrition warfare
artillery bombardment
gptkbp:weather_conditions rainy and cold
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Passchendaele
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5