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gptkbp:instanceOf
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battle
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gptkbp:aftermath
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increased_pressure_on_German_forces
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gptkbp:casualties
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approximately 100,000
approximately 160,000
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gptkbp:celebrates
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gptkb:Canadian_National_Vimy_Memorial
April 9th annually
British_memorials_in_France
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gptkbp:climate
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muddy terrain
rainy weather
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gptkbp:combatants
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gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:German_Empire
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:General_Fritz_von_Below
gptkb:General_Sir_Henry_Seymour_Rawlinson
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gptkbp:date
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April 1917
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Second_Battle_of_the_Scarpe
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gptkbp:historicalContext
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gptkb:Western_Front
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gptkbp:historicalImpact
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influenced future military tactics
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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demonstrated the effectiveness of coordinated attacks
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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the Battle of the Scarpe
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gptkbp:location
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Pas-de-Calais,_France
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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attrition warfare
surprise attacks
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gptkbp:notableBattle
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Battle of the Somme
Battle of Cambrai
Battle of Passchendaele
Battle of Arras
Battle of Vimy Ridge
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:British_5th_Division
gptkb:British_4th_Division
gptkb:British_62nd_Division
gptkb:Canadian_Corps
gptkb:British_51st_Division
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gptkbp:outcome
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gained ground for the Allies
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:World_War_I
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gptkbp:precededBy
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Battle of Arras
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gptkbp:result
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Allied_victory
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gptkbp:significance
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part of the Arras Offensive
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gptkbp:strategicGoals
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capture_of_the_German_defensive_positions
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gptkbp:tactics
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artillery bombardment
infantry assault
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