Somme, 1916

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Somme,_1916

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:battle
gptkbp:belligerent	gptkb:France gptkb:German_Empire gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:casualties	over 1,000,000
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Douglas_Haig gptkb:Ferdinand_Foch gptkb:Fritz_von_Below gptkb:Max_von_Gallwitz
gptkbp:endDate	1916-11-18
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Battle_of_Arras
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Somme, 1916
gptkbp:involvedIn	gptkb:British_Expeditionary_Force gptkb:German_Second_Army gptkb:French_Sixth_Army
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Somme,_France
gptkbp:memorial	gptkb:Beaumont-Hamel_Newfoundland_Memorial gptkb:Thiepval_Memorial
gptkbp:notableEvent	first use of tanks in warfare one of the bloodiest battles in history July 1, 1916 (first day, highest casualties in British Army history)
gptkbp:notableParticipant	gptkb:J.R.R._Tolkien gptkb:Siegfried_Sassoon gptkb:Wilfred_Owen
gptkbp:objective	break through German lines relieve pressure on Verdun
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun
gptkbp:result	inconclusive
gptkbp:significance	symbol of the horrors of trench warfare major Allied offensive
gptkbp:startDate	1916-07-01
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Royal_Hamilton_Light_Infantry gptkb:Black_Watch_(Royal_Highland_Regiment)_of_Canada gptkb:Calgary_Highlanders gptkb:Fort_Garry_Horse gptkb:Seaforth_Highlanders_of_Canada gptkb:Toronto_Scottish_Regiment gptkb:The_Royal_Regiment_of_Canada gptkb:Royal_Montreal_Regiment
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6