Ypres Salient

GPTKB entity

Statements (108)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operation
gptkb:geographical_feature
gptkbp:area approximately 100 square kilometers
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:chemical_warfare
gptkb:Allied_Forces
gptkb:Battle_of_Passchendaele
gptkb:Second_Battle_of_Ypres
gptkb:Third_Battle_of_Ypres
gptkb:Commonwealth_War_Graves_Commission
gptkb:German_Forces
gptkb:Flanders_Peace_Field
gptkb:Ypres_Salient_Memorials
gptkb:First_Battle_of_Ypres
trench warfare
gptkbp:climate oceanic climate
gptkbp:controls gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkbp:coordinates 50.8503° N, 2.8956° E
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature
inspired art
commemoration events
inspired film
influence on public perception of war
memorialization in history
gptkbp:cultural_significance War memorials
Commemoration events
gptkbp:dissolved 1918
gptkbp:ends_at 1918
gptkbp:established gptkb:1914
gptkbp:geographical_feature low-lying area
part of the Western Front
salient
near the town of Ypres
surrounded by enemy forces
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Battle_of_Passchendaele
gptkb:Battle_of_Ypres
gptkb:First_Battle_of_Ypres
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:World_War_I
site of remembrance
influence on future conflicts
impact on military tactics
symbol of WWI trench warfare
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ypres Salient
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:battle
gptkbp:involved_countries gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:India
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:Langemark_German_War_Cemetery
gptkb:Tyne_Cot_Cemetery
gptkb:Menin_Gate_Memorial
gptkb:Last_Post_Ceremony
gptkb:Ploegsteert_Memorial_to_the_Missing
gptkb:Ypres_Town_Cemetery
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:German_forces
gptkbp:landmark gptkb:Ypres_Cloth_Hall
gptkb:Tyne_Cot_Cemetery
gptkb:In_Flanders_Fields_Museum
gptkb:Menin_Gate_Memorial
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Belgium
gptkbp:location gptkb:Belgium
gptkbp:major_city gptkb:Ypres
gptkbp:military_strategy attrition warfare
Defensive position
defensive position
offensive operations
holding ground
counter-offensive tactics
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Passchendaele
gptkb:Second_Battle_of_Ypres
gptkb:Third_Battle_of_Ypres
gptkb:Ypres_Salient_Battlefield
gptkb:First_Battle_of_Ypres
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Field_Marshal_Sir_John_French
gptkb:General_Sir_John_Monash
gptkb:General_Sir_Douglas_Haig
gptkb:General_Sir_Henry_Horne
gptkb:General_Fritz_von_Below
gptkb:General_Sir_William_Robertson
gptkb:Major_General_Sir_Henry_Seymour_Rawlinson
gptkb:General_Sir_Julian_Byng
gptkb:General_Sir_Charles_Monro
gptkb:General_Erich_von_Falkenhayn
gptkb:Lieutenant_General_Sir_Hubert_Gough
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:chemical_warfare
trench warfare
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:population low density
gptkbp:region gptkb:West_Flanders
gptkbp:resulted_in heavy casualties
destruction of towns
establishment of memorials
gptkbp:significance gptkb:strategic_location
gptkbp:significant_event gptkb:Battle_of_Ypres
gptkb:Second_Battle_of_Ypres
gptkb:Third_Battle_of_Ypres
gptkbp:surrounding_area gptkb:Flanders_Fields
gptkbp:tourist_attraction gptkb:Battlefields_of_Flanders
Historical reenactments
War cemeteries
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Passchendaele
gptkb:Flanders
gptkb:Menin_Gate_Memorial
gptkb:Battlefields_of_Flanders
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4