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