Third Battle of Ypres
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The Third Battle of Ypres, also known as the Battle of Passchendaele, was a major and notoriously brutal First World War offensive fought in 1917 on the Western Front, marked by horrific mud, heavy casualties, and limited territorial gains.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Third Battle of Ypres canonical | 18 |
| Passchendaele | 11 |
| Battle of Passchendaele | 2 |
| Passchendaele offensive | 1 |
| Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7304893 — 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.
Target entity: Third Battle of Ypres Context triple: [Battle of Cambrai, precededBy, Third Battle of Ypres]
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Fifth Battle of Ypres
The Fifth Battle of Ypres was a late-1918 Allied offensive on the Western Front in World War I, aimed at pushing German forces back in Flanders during the final Hundred Days campaign.
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Fourth Battle of Ypres
The Fourth Battle of Ypres was a World War I engagement in 1918, also known as the Battle of the Lys, in which German forces launched a major offensive against Allied positions in Flanders.
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Second Battle of Ypres
The Second Battle of Ypres was a major First World War engagement in 1915, notorious as the site of the first large-scale use of poison gas on the Western Front and heavy fighting involving Allied forces including Canadian troops.
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Battle of Neuve Chapelle
The Battle of Neuve Chapelle was a major early World War I offensive on the Western Front in March 1915, where British and Indian forces launched a concentrated attack against German positions in northern France.
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Battle of the Yser
The Battle of the Yser was a crucial World War I engagement in October 1914 in which Belgian forces, by flooding low-lying terrain along the Yser River, halted the German advance toward the Channel ports.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Third Battle of Ypres Target entity description: The Third Battle of Ypres, also known as the Battle of Passchendaele, was a major and notoriously brutal First World War offensive fought in 1917 on the Western Front, marked by horrific mud, heavy casualties, and limited territorial gains.
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Fifth Battle of Ypres
The Fifth Battle of Ypres was a late-1918 Allied offensive on the Western Front in World War I, aimed at pushing German forces back in Flanders during the final Hundred Days campaign.
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Fourth Battle of Ypres
The Fourth Battle of Ypres was a World War I engagement in 1918, also known as the Battle of the Lys, in which German forces launched a major offensive against Allied positions in Flanders.
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C.
Second Battle of Ypres
The Second Battle of Ypres was a major First World War engagement in 1915, notorious as the site of the first large-scale use of poison gas on the Western Front and heavy fighting involving Allied forces including Canadian troops.
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Battle of Neuve Chapelle
The Battle of Neuve Chapelle was a major early World War I offensive on the Western Front in March 1915, where British and Indian forces launched a concentrated attack against German positions in northern France.
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Battle of the Yser
The Battle of the Yser was a crucial World War I engagement in October 1914 in which Belgian forces, by flooding low-lying terrain along the Yser River, halted the German advance toward the Channel ports.
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Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First World War battle
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Western Front offensive ⓘ battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Passchendaele
NERFINISHED
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Passchendaele offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Australia
NERFINISHED
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Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ British Empire ⓘ Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ France ⓘ German Empire ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
extensive use of artillery
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extremely muddy conditions ⓘ heavy casualties ⓘ heavy rain ⓘ limited territorial gains ⓘ trench warfare ⓘ |
| commander |
Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria
NERFINISHED
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Douglas Haig NERFINISHED ⓘ Erich Ludendorff NERFINISHED ⓘ Ferdinand Foch NERFINISHED ⓘ Herbert Plumer NERFINISHED ⓘ Hubert Gough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictIn | First World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| endDate | 1917-11-10 ⓘ |
| estimatedCasualties | hundreds of thousands ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Cambrai (1917) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frontLength | approximately 15 kilometers ⓘ |
| includesEngagement |
Battle of Broodseinde
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Langemarck (1917) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Menin Road Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Pilckem Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Polygon Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ First Battle of Passchendaele NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Battle of Passchendaele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Ypres salient
NERFINISHED
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near Ypres, Belgium ⓘ |
| memorial |
New Zealand Memorial to the Missing at Tyne Cot
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Passchendaele Canadian Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyne Cot Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial Allied strategy
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high casualty rates for minimal advances ⓘ horrific mud ⓘ |
| objective |
break through German lines in Flanders
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capture Passchendaele Ridge ⓘ reach Belgian coast and German submarine bases ⓘ |
| opponent |
Allied Powers
NERFINISHED
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Central Powers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Messines (1917) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1917-07-31 ⓘ |
| theatre | European theatre of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1917 ⓘ |
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Subject: Third Battle of Ypres Description of subject: The Third Battle of Ypres, also known as the Battle of Passchendaele, was a major and notoriously brutal First World War offensive fought in 1917 on the Western Front, marked by horrific mud, heavy casualties, and limited territorial gains.
Referenced by (33)
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