Battle of Hürtgen Forest (1944-1945)
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:battle
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| gptkbp:casualties |
Germany: ~28,000
United States: ~33,000 |
| gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Walter_Model
gptkb:Courtney_Hodges |
| gptkbp:conflict |
gptkb:World_War_II
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| gptkbp:endDate |
10 February 1945
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of Hürtgen Forest (1944-1945)
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| gptkbp:location |
Hürtgen Forest, Germany
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| gptkbp:notableFor |
heavy casualties
longest battle on German ground during World War II |
| gptkbp:objective |
capture of Hürtgen Forest and control of Rur River dams
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Western_Front_(World_War_II)
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Battle_of_Aachen
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| gptkbp:result |
German defensive victory
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| gptkbp:significance |
delayed Allied advance into Germany
|
| gptkbp:startDate |
19 September 1944
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| gptkbp:terrain |
dense forest
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Hürtgen_Forest
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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