Battle of Messina

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:Allied_occupation_of_Sicily
gptkbp:analysis Military historians study
gptkbp:casualties High for Axis forces
Moderate for Allied forces
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Axis_forces
gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_George_S._Patton
gptkb:General_Bernard_Montgomery
gptkbp:commemoration Military memorials
gptkbp:communication Radio intercepts
gptkbp:date September 1943
August 1943
gptkbp:duration Approximately 10 days
gptkbp:emergency_exits Axis retreat to mainland Italy
gptkbp:enemy gptkb:German_Army
gptkb:Italian_Army
gptkbp:first_published Numerous historical accounts written
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Troina
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historical_event Key battle in WWII
gptkbp:historical_significance Part of the larger Mediterranean Theater of World War II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Messina
gptkbp:impact Accelerated Axis defeat in Sicily
gptkbp:intelligence Reconnaissance missions
gptkbp:involved gptkb:naval_warfare
Air support
Ground troops
gptkbp:involved_forces gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:US_Army
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future Allied operations
gptkbp:location gptkb:Messina,_Sicily
gptkbp:logistics Limited resources
Challenging terrain
gptkbp:media Documentaries produced
gptkbp:military_unit Artillery units
Naval fleets
Infantry divisions
Armored divisions
Air squadrons
gptkbp:modern_relevance Significant in military strategy
gptkbp:objective Disrupt Axis supply lines
gptkbp:outcome Control of Sicily achieved
Secured a foothold in Sicily
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkbp:participants Various Allied nations
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Salerno
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic control of Sicily
gptkbp:strategic_goals gptkb:Capture_of_Messina
gptkbp:strategic_importance Gateway to mainland Italy
gptkbp:strategy Encirclement of Axis forces
gptkbp:tactics Amphibious assault
gptkbp:terrain Hilly and mountainous
gptkbp:theater gptkb:Mediterranean_Theater
gptkbp:type Land battle
gptkbp:weather_conditions Hot and dry conditions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Gulf_of_Catania
gptkb:Sicilian_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_Sicily
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4