Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:battle
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
Allied: ~2,800 killed or wounded
German: ~39,000 captured |
| gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:United_Kingdom gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Karl-Wilhelm_von_Schlieben
gptkb:J._Lawton_Collins |
| gptkbp:conflict |
gptkb:World_War_II
|
| gptkbp:endDate |
June 30, 1944
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Operation_Cobra
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of Cherbourg (1944)
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Cherbourg,_France
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Destruction of port facilities by Germans before surrender
|
| gptkbp:objective |
gptkb:Capture_of_Cherbourg_port
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:D-Day_landings
|
| gptkbp:result |
Allied victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Secured a major port for Allied supply lines
|
| gptkbp:startDate |
June 6, 1944
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Cherbourg
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
|