Battle of Thiepval Ridge
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The Battle of Thiepval Ridge was a major British offensive on the Western Front during the Somme campaign of World War I, marked by intense fighting to capture heavily fortified German positions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Thiepval Ridge canonical | 2 |
| Battle of the Ancre Heights | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3504211 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Thiepval Ridge Context triple: [Henry Rawlinson, notableBattle, Battle of Thiepval Ridge]
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Battle of Polygon Wood
The Battle of Polygon Wood was a World War I engagement in 1917 in the Ypres Salient, where Australian and British forces advanced against German positions as part of the larger Third Battle of Ypres.
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Battle of Courcelette
The Battle of Courcelette was a major First World War engagement on the Somme in September 1916, notable for significant Canadian involvement and the first large-scale use of tanks in combat.
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C.
Battle of Hill 70
The Battle of Hill 70 was a First World War offensive in August 1917 near Lens, France, in which Canadian forces captured a strategic height from the Germans at heavy cost and demonstrated growing tactical sophistication on the Western Front.
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Battle of Pozières
The Battle of Pozières was a major and intensely fought engagement on the Western Front during the 1916 Somme offensive, in which Australian and British forces captured and held the strategically vital village of Pozières against heavy German counterattacks.
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E.
Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge
The Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge was a major World War I offensive in October 1918 in Champagne, France, where American and French forces, including U.S. Marines, broke key German defensive positions and helped pave the way for the war’s end.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Thiepval Ridge Target entity description: The Battle of Thiepval Ridge was a major British offensive on the Western Front during the Somme campaign of World War I, marked by intense fighting to capture heavily fortified German positions.
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A.
Battle of Polygon Wood
The Battle of Polygon Wood was a World War I engagement in 1917 in the Ypres Salient, where Australian and British forces advanced against German positions as part of the larger Third Battle of Ypres.
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B.
Battle of Courcelette
The Battle of Courcelette was a major First World War engagement on the Somme in September 1916, notable for significant Canadian involvement and the first large-scale use of tanks in combat.
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C.
Battle of Hill 70
The Battle of Hill 70 was a First World War offensive in August 1917 near Lens, France, in which Canadian forces captured a strategic height from the Germans at heavy cost and demonstrated growing tactical sophistication on the Western Front.
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D.
Battle of Pozières
The Battle of Pozières was a major and intensely fought engagement on the Western Front during the 1916 Somme offensive, in which Australian and British forces captured and held the strategically vital village of Pozières against heavy German counterattacks.
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E.
Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge
The Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge was a major World War I offensive in October 1918 in Champagne, France, where American and French forces, including U.S. Marines, broke key German defensive positions and helped pave the way for the war’s end.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military offensive ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Empire
ⓘ
German Empire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ |
| characteristic |
assault on fortified German positions
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heavy artillery bombardment ⓘ intense infantry fighting ⓘ |
| combatType |
combined infantry–artillery operation
ⓘ
trench warfare ⓘ |
| commander |
Friedrich Bertram Sixt von Armin
ⓘ
surface form:
Friedrich Sixt von Armin
Hubert Gough ⓘ |
| conflictOf | World War I ⓘ |
| country | France at the time of battle ⓘ |
| defensiveLine |
Schwaben Redoubt
ⓘ
Stuff Redoubt ⓘ Zollern Redoubt ⓘ |
| endDate | 1916-09-28 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Thiepval Ridge
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Battle of the Ancre Heights
Battle of the Transloy Ridges ⓘ |
| front | Western Front ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| involvesUnit |
18th (Eastern) Division
ⓘ
British Fourth Army ⓘ Canadian Corps ⓘ German 1st Army ⓘ Reserve Army (British) ⓘ |
| location |
France
ⓘ
Somme River ⓘ
surface form:
Somme
Thiepval Ridge ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
attack on strongly held German ridge positions
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use of creeping barrage by British artillery ⓘ |
| objective |
break through German first-line defenses on the Somme
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capture German defensive positions on Thiepval Ridge ⓘ capture Thiepval village ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of the Somme
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Battle of the Somme ⓘ
surface form:
Somme campaign
|
| partOfOperation |
Allied autumn offensive of 1915
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surface form:
Allied autumn offensive on the Somme
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| precededBy |
Battle of Courcelette
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surface form:
Battle of Flers–Courcelette
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| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1916-09-26 ⓘ |
| theatre | European theatre of World War I ⓘ |
| year | 1916 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Thiepval Ridge Description of subject: The Battle of Thiepval Ridge was a major British offensive on the Western Front during the Somme campaign of World War I, marked by intense fighting to capture heavily fortified German positions.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Battle of the Ancre Heights