The Battle of the Somme (1922)
GPTKB entity
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:battle
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
influence on future battles
political changes in Britain increased war weariness |
| gptkbp:casualties |
over 1 million
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| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:United_Kingdom |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:General_Sir_Douglas_Haig
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| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
gptkb:musical
gptkb:literary_work gptkb:artwork gptkb:film |
| gptkbp:date |
gptkb:1922
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| gptkbp:duration |
July 1, 1916 -November 18, 1916
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| gptkbp:famous_for |
first day casualties
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| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
cultural memory
lessons learned impact on morale impact on international relations impact on veterans influence on military doctrine commemoration practices role in shaping modern warfare impact on national identity impact on military recruitment role in shaping public discourse legacy of sacrifice role in shaping historical narratives impact on memorialization effect on public opinion role in the war's outcome impact on post-war society debated strategies effect on war propaganda |
| gptkbp:historical_impact |
changed military tactics
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Battle of the Somme (1922)
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| gptkbp:is_celebrated_in |
gptkb:Thiepval_Memorial
Somme Day |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Somme,_France
|
| gptkbp:notable_figures |
gptkb:John_Mc_Crae
gptkb:Wilfred_Owen gptkb:Siegfried_Sassoon gptkb:Robert_Graves gptkb:Erich_Maria_Remarque |
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:World_War_I
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| gptkbp:result |
British victory
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| gptkbp:significance |
one of the largest battles in WWI
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| gptkbp:tactics |
attrition warfare
trench warfare |
| gptkbp:technology |
gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:mythological_figure machine guns tanks |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Horace_Vernet
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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