Statements (24)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:battle
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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_(1917)
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Somme 1916
|
gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Somme,_France
|
gptkbp:notableEvent |
first use of tanks in warfare
bloodiest day in British military history (July 1, 1916) |
gptkbp:officialName |
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
|
gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:World_War_I
|
gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun
|
gptkbp:result |
inconclusive
|
gptkbp:significance |
major Allied offensive on Western Front
symbol of the horrors of trench warfare |
gptkbp:startDate |
1916-07-01
|
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Royal_Tank_Regiment
|
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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