Bastogne siege

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Bastogne_siege

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:military_siege
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Malmedy_massacre
gptkbp:accessories	encircled by German forces
gptkbp:aftermath	liberation of Bastogne
gptkbp:combatant	gptkb:government_agency gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date	December 1944 to January 1945
gptkbp:defense	gptkb:101st_Airborne_Division
gptkbp:duration	about 10 days
gptkbp:enemy	gptkb:German_5th_Panzer_Army
gptkbp:famous_quote	Nuts!
gptkbp:has_ability	approximately 100,000 German troops approximately 18,000 US troops
gptkbp:historical_event	part of military history part of World War II part of Allied strategy part of World War II history part of Allied counteroffensive part of Ardennes Offensive part of European Theater part of German offensive part of German strategy part of battle history part of combat operations part of defensive warfare part of encirclement tactics part of military engagements part of military tactics part of siege history part of siege warfare part of urban warfare part of winter warfare
gptkbp:historical_figure	gptkb:General_George_Patton gptkb:General_Omar_Bradley gptkb:General_Eisenhower
gptkbp:historical_impact	boosted Allied morale
gptkbp:historical_significance	turning point in WWII
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Bastogne siege
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in	gptkb:Bastogne_War_Museum
gptkbp:key_event	gptkb:Battle_of_Bastogne
gptkbp:leadership	gptkb:General_Dwight_D._Eisenhower gptkb:General_George_S._Patton gptkb:General_Anthony_Mc_Auliffe
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Bastogne,_Belgium
gptkbp:military_strategy	gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden gptkb:Operation_Wacht_am_Rhein gptkb:Operation_Nordwind air resupply missions defensive stand
gptkbp:notable_battle	gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkbp:result	Allied victory
gptkbp:significance	strategic crossroads
gptkbp:strategic_importance	supply routes
gptkbp:weather_conditions	harsh winter conditions