Ypres 1914
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Ypres 1914 refers to the First World War battles around the Belgian town of Ypres in 1914, marked by intense fighting and heavy casualties during the early stages of the Western Front.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ypres 1914 canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military campaign
ⓘ
series of battles ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | First Battle of Ypres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Belgium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED ⓘ France ⓘ German Empire ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | very high on both sides ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
high casualties
ⓘ
intense artillery bombardment ⓘ trench warfare ⓘ |
| commander |
Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Douglas Haig NERFINISHED ⓘ Erich von Falkenhayn NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir John French NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
|
| endDate | 1914-11-22 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Second Battle of Ypres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frontType | static front ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Battle of Gheluvelt (1914)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Langemarck (1914) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Nonne Bosschen NERFINISHED ⓘ First Battle of Ypres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early phase of World War I ⓘ |
| impact |
stabilization of the Western Front
ⓘ
transition from mobile to trench warfare on Western Front ⓘ |
| involves |
Belgian Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Corps (British Indian Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Belgium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ Ypres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorializedBy |
Menin Gate (later commemorating missing of Ypres salient)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
war cemeteries around Ypres ⓘ |
| notableFor |
creation of the Ypres salient
ⓘ
heavy losses among British regular army ⓘ use of massed infantry attacks ⓘ |
| partOf |
Race to the Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of the Yser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Race to the Sea operations in 1914 ⓘ |
| result | Allied defensive victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1914-10-19 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
to prevent German breakthrough to Channel ports
ⓘ
to secure Ypres salient ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations | Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | industrialized warfare ⓘ |
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