Third Battle of the Scarpe

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Continued trench warfare
gptkbp:associatedWith Battle of Arras
gptkbp:casualties Approximately 160,000 Allied
Approximately 125,000 German
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:Canadian_National_Vimy_Memorial
gptkb:Arras_Memorial
April 9, Vimy Ridge Day
gptkbp:climate Rain and mud
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Sir_Hubert_Gough
gptkb:General_Erich_von_Falkenhayn
gptkbp:date April 1917
gptkbp:duration April 3 to April 14, 1917
gptkbp:finalDisposal April 14, 1917
gptkbp:first_appearance April 3, 1917
gptkbp:historical_analysis Examined in military studies
Analyzed for tactics and strategies
Discussed in war literature
Reviewed for impact on the war
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Western_Front
gptkbp:historicalImpact Set stage for future offensives
Boosted_Allied_morale
Diminished_German_resources
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Shift_in_momentum_on_the_Western_Front
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Third Battle of the Scarpe
gptkbp:keyIssues gptkb:Scarpe_River
Arras
Vimy Ridge
gptkbp:landscape Hilly and wooded area
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future battles
gptkbp:location gptkb:Arras,_France
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:German_6th_Army
gptkb:British_1st_Army
gptkb:British_3rd_Army
gptkb:Canadian_Corps
gptkbp:notableEvent Use of tanks
Infantry assaults
Heavy artillery fire
Capture of Vimy Ridge
Counterattacks_by_Germans
gptkbp:outcome Gained_ground_for_Allies
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Second_Battle_of_the_Scarpe
gptkbp:result Allied_victory
gptkbp:significance Part of the Arras Offensive
gptkbp:strategicGoals Break_through_German_lines
gptkbp:succeededBy gptkb:Fourth_Battle_of_the_Scarpe
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:German_Empire
gptkbp:tactics Creeping barrage
Surprise attacks
Artillery bombardment
Infiltration tactics