Battle of Albert (1916)
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The Battle of Albert (1916) was an opening phase of the larger Battle of the Somme in World War I, marked by intense fighting between British-French and German forces on the Western Front.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Albert (1916) canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Fricourt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gommecourt NERFINISHED ⓘ La Boisselle NERFINISHED ⓘ Mametz NERFINISHED ⓘ Ovillers NERFINISHED ⓘ Thiepval NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ German Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BritishCasualtiesFirstDay | over 57,000 ⓘ |
| BritishKilledFirstDay | about 19,000 ⓘ |
| commander |
Douglas Haig
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ferdinand Foch NERFINISHED ⓘ Fritz von Below NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Rawlinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Max von Gallwitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
France
ⓘ
German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateRange | 1–13 July 1916 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1916-07-13 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Bazentin Ridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Delville Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frontLength | about 25 miles ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Somme department, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Western Front
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Albert, Somme, France ⓘ |
| notableDate | 1916-07-01 ⓘ |
| notableEvent | first day on the Somme ⓘ |
| notableFact | 1 July 1916 was the bloodiest day in the history of the British Army ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
extensive use of trench systems
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heavy artillery and machine-gun fire ⓘ |
| notableTactic | mass infantry assaults following prolonged artillery bombardment ⓘ |
| objective |
to break through German lines on the Somme
ⓘ
to relieve pressure on Verdun ⓘ |
| partOf | Battle of the Somme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | Somme offensive of 1916 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | preliminary bombardment of German lines on the Somme ⓘ |
| result |
indecisive
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strategic Allied advantage through continued Somme offensive ⓘ tactical German defensive success ⓘ |
| side |
Allied Powers
NERFINISHED
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Central Powers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1916-07-01 ⓘ |
| theatre | Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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