Battle of Frezenberg
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The Battle of Frezenberg was a major engagement during the Second Battle of Ypres in World War I, marked by intense German attacks and heavy casualties among defending Allied forces.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Frezenberg canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alliedCasualties | tens of thousands ⓘ |
| attackingForces | German forces ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Empire
ⓘ
French Third Republic ⓘ German Empire ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Canada
ⓘ
France ⓘ German Empire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 1915-05-08 ⓘ |
| dateRange | 1915-05-08/1915-05-13 ⓘ |
| defendingForces | Allied forces ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Bellewaarde Ridge ⓘ |
| front | Western Front ⓘ |
| germanCasualties | thousands ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| involves |
British 27th Division
ⓘ
British 28th Division ⓘ British Second Army ⓘ Canadian Division ⓘ German 4th Army ⓘ
surface form:
German Fourth Army
|
| location |
Belgium
ⓘ
West Flanders ⓘ near Ypres ⓘ |
| namedAfter | village of Frezenberg ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defence of the Ypres Salient
ⓘ
heavy Allied casualties ⓘ intense German artillery bombardment ⓘ use of high-explosive shelling against trenches ⓘ |
| partOf |
Second Battle of Ypres
ⓘ
Ypres Salient fighting ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | Second Battle of Ypres German offensive ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Gravenstafel Ridge
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Gravenstafel
|
| result |
Allied line bent but not broken
ⓘ
German tactical success ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | German attempt to break Allied line east of Ypres ⓘ |
| terrain | low ridges around Frezenberg ⓘ |
| theatre | European theatre of World War I ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | trench warfare ⓘ |
| weaponUsed |
artillery
ⓘ
machine guns ⓘ rifles ⓘ |
| year | 1915 ⓘ |
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