Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:military_operation
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| gptkbp:casualties |
heavy on both sides
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| gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:German_Empire |
| gptkbp:conflict |
gptkb:World_War_I
|
| gptkbp:date |
7–14 June 1917
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Third_Battle_of_Ypres_(Passchendaele)
|
| gptkbp:location |
Messines Ridge, near Ypres, Belgium
|
| gptkbp:notableCommander |
gptkb:Friedrich_Bertram_Sixt_von_Armin
gptkb:Herbert_Plumer |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
detonation of mines under German lines
|
| gptkbp:objective |
to capture the strategically important Messines Ridge from German forces
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Battle_of_Messines_(1917)
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
preparatory mining operations
|
| gptkbp:result |
Allied victory
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Battle_of_Messines_(1917)
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
capture of Messines Ridge
|