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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Audie_Murphy
gptkb:Omar_Bradley
gptkb:George_S._Patton
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gptkbp:aftermath
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destruction of the city
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gptkbp:battle_honors
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long and difficult process
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gptkbp:benefits
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Allied air superiority
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gptkbp:casualties
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high on both sides
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:General_Courtney_Hodges
gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:Infante_of_Portugal
gptkb:General_Wilhelm_von_Leeb
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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depicted in films and literature
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gptkbp:date
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October 2, 1944
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gptkbp:defense
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German fortifications
strong but ultimately ineffective
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gptkbp:duration
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approximately 10 days
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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studied for urban warfare tactics
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gptkbp:historical_context
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late stages of World War II
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gptkbp:historical_documentation
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extensively recorded in military archives
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gptkbp:historical_event
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part of the Western Front
remembered for its significance in the war
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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symbol of Allied advance into Germany
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of Aachen
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gptkbp:impact
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displaced during the battle
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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memorials established in the city
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gptkbp:is_involved_in
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infantry units
air support
artillery units
armored units
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gptkbp:legacy
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impact on subsequent battles in Germany
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Aachen,_Germany
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gptkbp:media_coverage
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reported by war correspondents
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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gptkb:Operation_Queen
combined arms approach
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gptkbp:notable_allies
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gptkb:First_Army
gptkb:Wehrmacht
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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notable example of city fighting
urban warfare tactics learned
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gptkbp:objective
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capture of Aachen
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gptkbp:outcome
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capture of the city
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Hurtgen_Forest
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gptkbp:result
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Allied victory
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gptkbp:retirement_year
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challenging for both sides
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gptkbp:significance
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First German city to fall to the Allies
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gptkbp:significant_event
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first major city captured by the Allies
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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gateway to the Ruhr area
paved the way for further Allied advances.
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gptkbp:tactics
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urban warfare
house-to-house fighting
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