Battle of Monte Cassino

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath reconstruction efforts
displacement of civilians
destruction of cultural heritage
displacement of local population
destruction of Monte Cassino Abbey
increased Allied morale
gptkbp:casualties approximately 105,000 total
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Axis_forces
gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Axis_forces
gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Field_Marshal_Albert_Kesselring
gptkb:General_Mark_W._Clark
gptkb:General_Harold_Alexander
gptkb:General_Enrico_Frattini
gptkbp:commemorated_by documentaries and films
books and literature
annual remembrance events
military history studies
memorials in Italy
gptkbp:cultural_impact depicted in literature
memorials established
commemorative events held
depicted in film
historical studies conducted
gptkbp:date gptkb:1944
May 18, 1944
January 17, 1944
gptkbp:duration January 17, 1944 -May 18, 1944
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_the_Gothic_Line
Liberation of Rome
gptkbp:fought_against January and May 1944
gptkbp:fought_in winter and spring
gptkbp:historical_analysis lessons learned for future operations
effect on Allied strategy
impact on German defenses
debate over bombing tactics
gptkbp:historical_context Allied advance in Italy
Germans fortified positions
gptkbp:historical_impact opened the way to Rome
gptkbp:historical_significance opened the way to Rome
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Monte Cassino
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Polish_II_Corps
gptkb:British_Eighth_Army
gptkb:German_10th_Army
gptkb:Italian_partisans
gptkb:American_forces
gptkbp:involved_countries gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Poland
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:location Monte Cassino, Italy
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:Operation_Shingle
gptkb:Operation_Diadem
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkbp:notable_event destruction of the abbey
gptkbp:notable_for strategic bombing
intense fighting
heavy casualties
gptkbp:outcome opened the route to Rome
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Anzio
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:military_logistics
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Italian_resistance_movement
gptkb:historical_memory
gptkb:military_history
post-war reconstruction
urban warfare
strategic military planning
battlefield preservation
Allied bombing campaigns
German defensive strategies
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance strategic point for the Allies
gptkbp:tactics ground assault
mountain warfare
air bombardment
gptkbp:tactics_used mountain warfare
bombing raids
infantry assaults
gptkbp:year gptkb:1944
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:European_Theater
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Erwin_Rommel
gptkb:George_S._Patton
gptkb:Battle_of_Guadalcanal
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3