Arras campaign
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The Arras campaign was a major British-led offensive on the Western Front in April–May 1917, notable for intense trench warfare and limited strategic gains despite significant casualties.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First World War battle
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Arras (1917) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Nivelle Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Empire ⓘ Canada ⓘ France ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BritishCasualties | over 150000 killed wounded or missing ⓘ |
| casualtiesAndLosses | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
artillery bombardment
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high casualties ⓘ limited strategic gains ⓘ trench warfare ⓘ |
| commander |
Douglas Haig
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edmund Allenby NERFINISHED ⓘ Julian Byng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
|
| country | France ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Australia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ France ⓘ German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endDate | 1917-05-16 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Third Battle of Ypres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frontLength | about 18 kilometres ⓘ |
| GermanCasualties | over 100000 killed wounded or missing ⓘ |
| GermanCommander |
Erich Ludendorff
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ludwig von Falkenhausen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1910s ⓘ |
| location |
Arras
NERFINISHED
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France ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Bullecourt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Vimy Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ First Battle of the Scarpe (1917) NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Battle of the Scarpe (1917) NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Battle of the Scarpe (1917) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Somme offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | inconclusive ⓘ |
| startDate | 1917-04-09 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
breakthrough of German defensive lines
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diversion in support of French Nivelle Offensive ⓘ |
| tacticsUsed |
counter-battery fire
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creeping barrage ⓘ underground tunnelling ⓘ |
| theatre | European theatre of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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