Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Continuation of the Battle of the Somme
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| gptkbp:casualties |
Approximately 57,000 British casualties
Few survivors due to high casualties |
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:military_officer |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:General_Sir_Douglas_Haig
gptkb:General_Fritz_von_Below |
| gptkbp:community_impact |
Debate over military strategy
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| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Songs and poems written about the event
|
| gptkbp:date |
July 1, 1916
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| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Examined for lessons in warfare
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
gptkb:World_War_I
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| gptkbp:historical_event |
War memorials
Government documents Commemorative plaques Maps of the battlefield Casualty lists Official military reports Personal diaries of soldiers Military strategy documents Photographs from the battlefield Memoirs of veterans Newspaper articles from 1916 Official inquiries into the battle Testimonies of historians War poetry from the era |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Symbol of the horrors of war
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Influenced military tactics in future conflicts
|
| gptkbp:is_celebrated_in |
gptkb:Thiepval_Memorial
July 1st each year |
| gptkbp:location |
Somme River, France
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| gptkbp:media_appearances |
Documentaries and films
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| gptkbp:military_strategy |
Attrition warfare
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| gptkbp:military_technology |
Use of machine guns
Use of artillery shells Use of barbed wire |
| gptkbp:notable_event |
First use of tanks in warfare
|
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
|
| gptkbp:result |
Heavy casualties for British forces
|
| gptkbp:significance |
One of the bloodiest days in British military history
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| gptkbp:strategic_importance |
Break through German defenses
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| gptkbp:tactics |
Artillery bombardment
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| gptkbp:wrote |
Books and articles written about the event
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme_2010
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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