Ypres 1915

E667683

Ypres 1915 refers to the World War I battles around the Belgian town of Ypres, notably marked by the first large-scale use of poison gas on the Western Front.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ypres 1915 canonical 11
Ypres, 1915 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I battle ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Second Battle of Ypres ⓘ
approximateCasualties over 100000 total casualties ⓘ
belligerent Belgium ⓘ
British Empire ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
France ⓘ
German Empire ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
combatantUsedPoisonGas German Empire ⓘ
commander Edmund Allenby ⓘ
Erich von Falkenhayn ⓘ
Friedrich Bertram Sixt von Armin ⓘ
Herbert Plumer ⓘ
Julian Byng ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
country Belgium ⓘ
endDate 1915-05-25 ⓘ
followedBy Third Battle of Ypres ⓘ
front Western Front ⓘ
hasPart Battle of Bellewaarde Ridge ⓘ
Battle of Frezenberg Ridge ⓘ
Battle of Gravenstafel Ridge ⓘ
Battle of St. Julien ⓘ
Second Battle of Ypres ⓘ
involvedUnit British Expeditionary Force ⓘ
Canadian Expeditionary Force ⓘ
French colonial troops ⓘ
location Belgium ⓘ
West Flanders ⓘ
Ypres ⓘ
notableConsequence international condemnation of chemical warfare ⓘ
introduction of gas masks and anti-gas measures ⓘ
notableFor first large-scale chlorine gas attack in warfare ⓘ
first large-scale use of poison gas on the Western Front ⓘ
partOf Ypres Salient fighting ⓘ
battles of the Ypres Salient ⓘ
poisonGasType chlorine gas ⓘ
precededBy First Battle of Ypres ⓘ
result Allied defensive success in preventing major breakthrough ⓘ
German tactical gains ⓘ
startDate 1915-04-22 ⓘ
strategicObjective force Allied withdrawal from Ypres ⓘ
reduce the Ypres Salient ⓘ
terrain low-lying Flanders plain ⓘ
warTheater European theatre of World War I ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.