Ypres 1917
E182281
Ypres 1917 refers to the brutal World War I fighting around the Belgian town of Ypres in 1917, including the Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele), noted for its horrific mud, heavy casualties, and limited territorial gains.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ypres 1917 canonical | 23 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1549823 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ypres 1917 Context triple: [Royal Scots, battleHonours, Ypres 1917]
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A.
Arras 1917
Arras 1917 refers to the World War I Battle of Arras, a major 1917 Allied offensive on the Western Front in France known for intense trench warfare and significant casualties.
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B.
Cambrai 1917
Cambrai 1917 refers to the First World War battle near Cambrai, France, notable for the first large-scale, coordinated use of tanks in warfare.
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C.
Aisne 1914
Aisne 1914 is a World War I battle honour awarded for participation in the early fighting along the Aisne River in France during September 1914.
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D.
Amiens 1918
Amiens 1918 refers to the World War I Battle of Amiens, a major Allied offensive in August 1918 that marked the beginning of the Hundred Days Offensive and a decisive turning point against Germany.
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E.
Gallipoli
Gallipoli is a 1981 Australian war drama film directed by Peter Weir that follows two young sprinters who enlist to fight in World War I and confront the tragedy of the Gallipoli campaign.
- 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: Ypres 1917 Target entity description: Ypres 1917 refers to the brutal World War I fighting around the Belgian town of Ypres in 1917, including the Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele), noted for its horrific mud, heavy casualties, and limited territorial gains.
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A.
Arras 1917
Arras 1917 refers to the World War I Battle of Arras, a major 1917 Allied offensive on the Western Front in France known for intense trench warfare and significant casualties.
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B.
Cambrai 1917
Cambrai 1917 refers to the First World War battle near Cambrai, France, notable for the first large-scale, coordinated use of tanks in warfare.
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C.
Aisne 1914
Aisne 1914 is a World War I battle honour awarded for participation in the early fighting along the Aisne River in France during September 1914.
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D.
Amiens 1918
Amiens 1918 refers to the World War I Battle of Amiens, a major Allied offensive in August 1918 that marked the beginning of the Hundred Days Offensive and a decisive turning point against Germany.
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E.
Gallipoli
Gallipoli is a 1981 Australian war drama film directed by Peter Weir that follows two young sprinters who enlist to fight in World War I and confront the tragedy of the Gallipoli campaign.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I battle
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military campaign phase ⓘ |
| casualties | hundreds of thousands ⓘ |
| endTime | 1917-11-10 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Cambrai (1917)
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Cambrai
|
| hasAlias |
Battle of Passchendaele
ⓘ
Third Battle of Ypres ⓘ |
| hasCampaignTheater | Flanders ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
extreme mud
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heavy artillery bombardment ⓘ high casualties ⓘ limited territorial gains ⓘ trench warfare ⓘ use of poison gas ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria
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linked to:
Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria
Douglas Haig ⓘ Friedrich Sixt von Armin ⓘ
linked to:
Friedrich Bertram Sixt von Armin
Herbert Plumer ⓘ Hubert Gough ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | symbol of World War I futility and slaughter ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Belgium
ⓘ
West Flanders ⓘ Ypres ⓘ |
| hasMainBelligerent |
Australia
ⓘ
British Empire ⓘ Canada ⓘ France ⓘ Germany ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
breakthrough of German lines in Flanders
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capture of Passchendaele Ridge ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Battle of Passchendaele
ⓘ
Third Battle of Ypres ⓘ |
| hasResult |
Allied tactical victory
ⓘ
strategic stalemate ⓘ |
| memorializedBy |
Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing
ⓘ
linked to:
Menin Gate Memorial
Passchendaele Canadian Memorial ⓘ Tyne Cot Cemetery ⓘ |
| notedFor |
controversy over British high command strategy
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soldiers drowning in mud-filled shell holes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Western Front
ⓘ
World War I ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Messines (1917) ⓘ |
| startTime | 1917-07-31 ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInClimate | wet weather ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInTerrain | low-lying Flanders plain ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
bite and hold
ⓘ
creeping barrage ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Ypres 1917 Description of subject: Ypres 1917 refers to the brutal World War I fighting around the Belgian town of Ypres in 1917, including the Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele), noted for its horrific mud, heavy casualties, and limited territorial gains.
Referenced by (23)
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