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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:aftermath
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contributed to the liberation of France
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gptkbp:casualties
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Allied casualties approximately 1,000
German casualties approximately 3,000
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:German_forces
gptkb:Allied_forces
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:General_George_S._Patton
gptkb:General_Johannes_Blaskowitz
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gptkbp:date
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August 7, 1944
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gptkbp:depicted_in
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gptkb:documentaries
historical novels
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gptkbp:duration
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August 7 to August 13, 1944
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Liberation_of_Paris
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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analyzed in military studies
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gptkbp:historical_context
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part of the Normandy Campaign
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gptkbp:historical_debate
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debated among historians
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gptkbp:historical_event
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paved the way for Allied advance into Germany
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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demonstrated effectiveness of Allied air support
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Battle of Mortain
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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German strategic decisions
previous battles in Normandy
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gptkbp:involved_units
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gptkb:German_7th_Army
gptkb:U._S._30th_Infantry_Division
gptkb:German_116th_Panzer_Division
U. S. 3rd Armored Division
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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annually by local community
memorials established in Mortain
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gptkbp:is_documented_in
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gptkb:archaeological_site
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gptkbp:key_event
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Allied counterattack
German attack on Mortain
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gptkbp:landscape
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hilly and wooded area
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gptkbp:legacy
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part of the narrative of Allied victory in Europe.
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Mortain,_France
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gptkbp:media_coverage
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covered by war correspondents
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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gptkb:Operation_Lüttich
defensive operations by Allies
offensive operations by Germans
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gptkbp:outcome
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weakened German forces in the region
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:Operation_Cobra
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gptkbp:related_event
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Battle_of_Falaise
gptkb:Battle_of_Avranches
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gptkbp:result
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Allied victory
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gptkbp:significance
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halted German counteroffensive
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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disrupted German supply lines
disrupt German reinforcements
secure flanks of Allied forces
successful defense by Allies
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gptkbp:tactics
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German armored assaults
combined arms tactics by Allies
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gptkbp:weather_conditions
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rainy and foggy
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:German_Army_in_the_West
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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