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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:belligerent
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gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:German_Empire
gptkb:French_Third_Republic
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gptkbp:casualties
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over 1 million
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Douglas_Haig
gptkb:Ferdinand_Foch
gptkb:Fritz_von_Below
gptkb:Max_von_Gallwitz
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gptkbp:endDate
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18 November 1916
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gptkbp:film
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gptkb:The_Battle_of_the_Somme_(1916_documentary)
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Battle_of_Arras
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Battle of the Somme
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Somme,_France
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gptkbp:memorial
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gptkb:Beaumont-Hamel_Newfoundland_Memorial
gptkb:Delville_Wood_South_African_National_Memorial
gptkb:Thiepval_Memorial
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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first use of the tank in warfare
one of the bloodiest battles in history
1 July 1916 (first day, highest casualties in British military history)
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gptkbp:objective
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break through German lines
relieve pressure on the French at Verdun
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:World_War_I
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun
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gptkbp:result
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inconclusive
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gptkbp:significance
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symbol of the horrors of trench warfare
demonstrated the futility of frontal assaults against entrenched positions
major Anglo-French offensive
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gptkbp:startDate
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1 July 1916
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Geoffrey_Malins
gptkb:The_Cape_Town_Highlanders_Regiment
gptkb:Scottish_bagpipes
gptkb:Alan_Ereira
gptkb:Great_Highland_bagpipes
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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