Battle of El Guettar

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Allied control of southern Tunisia
gptkbp:casualties Allied casualties approximately 1,000
Axis casualties approximately 2,500
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Axis_forces
gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_George_S._Patton
gptkb:General_Hans-Jürgen_von_Arnim
gptkbp:date April 1943
gptkbp:duration 3 days
gptkbp:finale_date Lessons learned for future operations
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Medenine
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historical_figure Various historical accounts and analyses
gptkbp:historical_impact Influenced future Allied operations in Europe
gptkbp:historical_significance Turning point in North African campaign
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of El Guettar
gptkbp:intelligence Allied intelligence successes
gptkbp:involved_forces gptkb:German_5th_Panzer_Army
USII Corps
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Memorials to fallen soldiers
Annual commemorations of the battle
gptkbp:landscape Desert terrain
gptkbp:legacy Part of the larger narrative of World War II.
gptkbp:location gptkb:Tunisia
gptkbp:logistics Supply issues for Axis forces
gptkbp:media_coverage Limited media coverage during the battle
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:US_3rd_Infantry_Division
gptkb:German_10th_Panzer_Division
gptkb:Italian_131st_Armored_Division
gptkb:US_1st_Infantry_Division
gptkbp:military_strategy Combined arms operations
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Sidi_Bou_Zid
gptkb:Battle_of_Hill_609
Importance of logistics in warfare
Coordination between ground and air forces
gptkbp:notable_ships Limited naval involvement
gptkbp:outcome disruption of Axis supply lines
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Tunisian_Campaign
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Kasserine_Pass
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic position in North Africa
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of the road to Tunis
Strengthened Allied position in North Africa
gptkbp:supports Allied air superiority
gptkbp:tactics flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:weather_conditions Dust storms
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:George_S._Patton
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3