The Battle of the Somme 1916
GPTKB entity
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| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:battle
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Prolonged trench warfare
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| gptkbp:armament |
Extensive use of artillery bombardment
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| gptkbp:casualties |
Over 1 million
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| gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany gptkb:United_Kingdom |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:General_Sir_Douglas_Haig
gptkb:General_Fritz_von_Below |
| gptkbp:commemoration |
Somme 100 events in 2016
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| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Symbol of the horrors of war
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| gptkbp:date |
July 1, 1916
November 18, 1916 |
| gptkbp:film |
' The Battle of the Somme' documentary
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| gptkbp:geography |
Northern France
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| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Studied for its military lessons
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| gptkbp:historical_figure |
Wilfred Owen wrote about it
Georges Clemenceau was the French Prime Minister during it The battle is often associated with the lost generation. David Lloyd George was Prime Minister during it Erich Maria Remarque referenced it Ferdinand Foch was a French general during it Haig's leadership was controversial Hindenburg was a German commander during it John French was a British commander during it John Mc Crae wrote about it Kaiser Wilhelm II was the German Emperor during it Ludendorff was a German commander during it Many soldiers were conscripted for the battle |
| gptkbp:historical_impact |
Changed tactics in warfare
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| gptkbp:historical_site |
Somme battlefield sites
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Battle of the Somme 1916
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| gptkbp:influence |
Influenced military strategies in future conflicts
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Remains a significant event in military history
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Somme_River
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| gptkbp:memorials |
gptkb:Thiepval_Memorial
Annual remembrance services |
| gptkbp:military_service |
Massive infantry assaults
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| gptkbp:military_technology |
First large-scale use of tanks
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| gptkbp:notable_event |
Introduction of the creeping barrage
Use of tanks by the British First day of the battle saw 57,000 British casualties |
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:World_War_I
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| gptkbp:political_impact |
Influenced public opinion on the war
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| gptkbp:result |
Allied victory
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| gptkbp:significance |
One of the largest battles in WWI
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| gptkbp:strategy |
Attrition warfare
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| gptkbp:tactics |
Trench warfare
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| gptkbp:weather_conditions |
Heavy rain affected conditions
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| gptkbp:writings |
Many books and films have been made about it
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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