Axis evacuation of Sicily

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Hans-Valentin_Hube
gptkb:Alfredo_Guzzoni
gptkb:Gustav_von_Vaerst
gptkbp:endDate 17 August 1943
gptkbp:evacuatedEquipment over 9,000 vehicles
over 1,100 tons of ammunition
over 27 tanks
over 94 heavy guns
over 970 tons of fuel
gptkbp:evacuatedPersonnel over 39,000 German troops
over 62,000 Italian troops
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Axis evacuation of Sicily
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:German_Army
gptkb:Italian_Army
gptkbp:location gptkb:Sicily,_Italy
gptkbp:notableEvent Evacuation across the Strait of Messina
Minimal Allied interference
Use of ferries and small boats
gptkbp:operator Operation Lehrgang
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Allied_invasion_of_Sicily
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Battle_of_Sicily
gptkbp:result Successful Axis withdrawal
gptkbp:startDate 11 August 1943
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sicilian_campaign
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7