Battle of Menin Road Ridge
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The Battle of Menin Road Ridge was a major British-led offensive during the Third Battle of Ypres in World War I, notable for its use of bite-and-hold tactics to capture German positions east of Ypres in September 1917.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of the Menin Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artilleryPreparation | intense preliminary bombardment ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Empire
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German Empire ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| commander |
Friedrich Bertram Sixt von Armin
NERFINISHED
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Herbert Plumer NERFINISHED ⓘ Hubert Gough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Australia
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Germany ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 20 September 1917 ⓘ |
| endDate | 25 September 1917 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Broodseinde
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Polygon Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1917 on the Western Front ⓘ |
| involvesUnit |
Australian divisions
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British Second Army NERFINISHED ⓘ German Fourth Army NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
effective coordination of artillery and infantry
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use of bite-and-hold tactics to secure limited objectives ⓘ |
| objective |
capture German positions east of Ypres
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secure Menin Road Ridge ⓘ |
| operation | Plumer’s step-by-step offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Passchendaele offensive
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Third Battle of Ypres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place |
Ypres Salient
NERFINISHED
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near Ypres, Belgium ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of the Menin Road preliminary bombardment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
improved British positions on Gheluvelt Plateau
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marked shift to more methodical British tactics in Third Ypres ⓘ |
| tacticUsed |
bite-and-hold
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creeping barrage ⓘ leap-frog infantry attacks ⓘ predicted artillery fire ⓘ |
| terrain | ridges and shell-torn ground east of Ypres ⓘ |
| weather | generally drier than earlier Third Ypres attacks ⓘ |
| year | 1917 ⓘ |
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