Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Army
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
shift in military tactics
increased use of tanks |
| gptkbp:associated_with |
trench warfare
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
over 1 million
|
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:German_Army |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:General_Sir_Douglas_Haig
gptkb:General_Fritz_von_Below |
| gptkbp:commemoration |
July 1 is observed as a day of remembrance
|
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
inspired literature and art
|
| gptkbp:date |
July 1, 1916
November 18, 1916 |
| gptkbp:duration |
141 days
|
| gptkbp:famous_for |
high number of casualties
|
| gptkbp:fought_against |
July 1 and November 18, 1916
|
| gptkbp:goal |
relieve pressure on French forces at Verdun
|
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
studied in military history courses
|
| gptkbp:historical_documentation |
gptkb:government_records
official military communications letters from soldiers maps of the battlefield photographs from the battle diaries of soldiers newspaper articles from the time battlefield reports memoirs of veterans academic studies on the battle documentaries about the battle government propaganda materials films depicting the battle historical analyses by historians oral histories from survivors post-war analyses of the battle |
| gptkbp:historical_impact |
influenced future military strategies
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
symbol of the horrors of war
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Somme offensive
|
| gptkbp:impact |
psychological trauma
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
public perception of war
|
| gptkbp:involved |
over 3 million men
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
remembrance events
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Somme_River
|
| gptkbp:memorials |
gptkb:Thiepval_Memorial
|
| gptkbp:military_technology |
use of tanks
use of artillery use of machine guns use of airplanes |
| gptkbp:notable_event |
first day of the battle was the bloodiest in British history
|
| gptkbp:objective |
capture of the German-held territory
|
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:World_War_I
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| gptkbp:result |
heavy casualties
|
| gptkbp:significance |
one of the largest battles in WWI
|
| gptkbp:strategic_goals |
break through German defenses
|
| gptkbp:tactics |
artillery bombardment
|
| gptkbp:tactics_used |
infantry assaults
|
| gptkbp:weather_conditions |
poor weather affected operations
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Somme_River
gptkb:River_Somme |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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