Battle of Belgium

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_conflict
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:German_occupation_of_Belgium
gptkbp:aftermath Establishment of German military administration
gptkbp:casualties High civilian and military casualties
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:community_impact Shift in power in Western Europe
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influence on literature
Influence on film
Influence on music
Influence on art
Influence on public memory
gptkbp:date May 10, 1940
May 28, 1940
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_France
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the larger Battle of France
gptkbp:historical_significance Legacy of resistance movements
Impact on Allied strategy
Demonstration of Blitzkrieg effectiveness
Influence on post-war Belgium
Prelude to the fall of France
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Belgium
gptkbp:impact French civilians
Belgian civilians
British civilians
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Historical reenactments
Annual remembrance events
Memorials in Belgium
gptkbp:key_event gptkb:Fall_of_Antwerp
Evacuation of Allied forces
Fall of Brussels
gptkbp:location gptkb:Belgium
gptkbp:media_coverage gptkb:Documentaries
Books and articles
Contemporary news reports
gptkbp:military_strategy Rapid armored advances
gptkbp:military_technology gptkb:Stuka_dive_bombers
Air superiority
Panzer tanks
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:General_Henri_Giraud
gptkb:King_Leopold_III_of_Belgium
gptkb:General_Erich_von_Manstein
gptkbp:outcome Occupation of Belgium by Germany
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Invasion_of_Belgium_(1940)
gptkbp:result German victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic German advance into Western Europe
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:Blitzkrieg
Allied defense