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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:casualties
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over 1 million
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:France
gptkb:German_Empire
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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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: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 Somme, 1916
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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:Thiepval_Memorial
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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first use of tanks in warfare
one of the bloodiest battles in history
1 July 1916 (first day, highest casualties)
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gptkbp:notableUnit
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gptkb:Newfoundland_Regiment
gptkb:Ulster_Division
gptkb:ANZAC_forces
gptkb:Pals_battalions
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gptkbp:officialName
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
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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:relatedEvent
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Trench warfare
First use of tanks in battle
Artillery bombardment
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gptkbp:relatedWork
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gptkb:All_Quiet_on_the_Western_Front
gptkb:Somme_Mud_(book)
gptkb:The_Battle_of_the_Somme_(film,_1916)
gptkb:The_Somme_(film,_1927)
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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
major Allied 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:The_Argyll_and_Sutherland_Highlanders_of_Canada_(Princess_Louise's)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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