Battles of the Scarpe (1917)
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Battles of the Scarpe (1917) refers to a series of World War I engagements fought along the River Scarpe during the Arras offensive on the Western Front.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battles of the Scarpe (1917) canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western Front engagement
ⓘ
World War I battle ⓘ battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Empire ⓘ Canada ⓘ Dominion of Newfoundland NERFINISHED ⓘ Germany ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Arras offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
British First Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Third Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Australia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 1917 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1917-05-04 ⓘ |
| front | Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frontlineFeature | Hindenburg Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1910s ⓘ |
| includes |
First Battle of the Scarpe (1917)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Battle of the Scarpe (1917) NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Battle of the Scarpe (1917) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Arras
NERFINISHED
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France ⓘ Pas-de-Calais NERFINISHED ⓘ River Scarpe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranchInvolved |
British Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canadian Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ German Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
heavy infantry casualties
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intensive artillery preparation ⓘ use of creeping barrage tactics ⓘ |
| objective |
to break through German defensive lines east of Arras
ⓘ
to support the Nivelle Offensive ⓘ |
| opponent | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | German Sixth Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Battle of Arras (1917) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Battle of Vimy Ridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nivelle Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
no decisive strategic breakthrough
ⓘ
tactical Allied gains ⓘ |
| startDate | 1917-04-09 ⓘ |
| theatre | European theatre of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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