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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:casualties
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Germany: ~5,000
United States: ~5,000
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gptkbp:cityDamaged
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gptkb:Aachen
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Charles_H._Gerhardt
gptkb:Gerhard_Wilck
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gptkbp:endDate
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21 October 1944
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Hürtgen_Forest
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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:involvedIn
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gptkb:1st_Infantry_Division_(United_States)
gptkb:116th_Panzer_Division_(Germany)
gptkb:246th_Volksgrenadier_Division_(Germany)
gptkb:30th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Aachen,_Germany
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gptkbp:militaryCampaign
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Allied advance into Germany
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gptkbp:notableFor
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Urban warfare
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Western_Front_(World_War_II)
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Siegfried_Line
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gptkbp:result
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Allied victory
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gptkbp:significance
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First major German city captured by Western Allies
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gptkbp:startDate
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2 October 1944
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:German_116th_Panzer_Division
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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