Allied invasion of Sicily (1943)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Allied_invasion_of_Sicily_(1943)

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:airborneOperation	gptkb:Operation_Fustian gptkb:Operation_Ladbroke Operation Husky 1 Operation Husky 2
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Operation_Husky
gptkbp:casualties	Allied: ~24,000 Axis: ~167,000
gptkbp:codename	gptkb:Operation_Husky
gptkbp:combatant	gptkb:Allied_Powers gptkb:Axis_Powers
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower gptkb:George_S._Patton gptkb:Hans-Valentin_Hube gptkb:Alfredo_Guzzoni gptkb:Albert_Kesselring Bernard Montgomery Harold Alexander
gptkbp:endDate	17 August 1943
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Allied_invasion_of_Italy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Allied invasion of Sicily (1943)
gptkbp:involvedCountry	gptkb:Canada gptkb:Germany gptkb:Italy gptkb:United_Kingdom gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Sicily,_Italy
gptkbp:navalSupport	gptkb:Royal_Navy gptkb:United_States_Navy gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Navy
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Battle_of_Gela gptkb:Battle_of_Primosole_Bridge gptkb:Battle_of_Troina Evacuation of Axis forces from Messina
gptkbp:notableUnit	gptkb:Italian_Sixth_Army gptkb:U.S._Seventh_Army gptkb:British_Eighth_Army gptkb:German_XIV_Panzer_Corps
gptkbp:objective	capture of Sicily
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:plannedBy	gptkb:Allied_High_Command
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:North_African_campaign
gptkbp:result	Allied victory
gptkbp:significance	led to the downfall of Mussolini opened the way for the Allied invasion of mainland Italy
gptkbp:startDate	9 July 1943
gptkbp:type	amphibious assault airborne operation
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Calogero_Vizzini
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7