Battle of Suda Bay

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Increased German control in the Mediterranean
gptkbp:casualties Significant losses on both sides
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Axis_powers
gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Sir_Archibald_Wavell
gptkb:Admiral_Sir_Andrew_Cunningham
gptkbp:community_impact Shift in naval power dynamics
gptkbp:date May 1941
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Cape_Matapan
gptkbp:historical_analysis Studied in military history courses
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the Battle of Crete campaign
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Karl_Dönitz
gptkb:Sir_Winston_Churchill
gptkb:Charles_de_Gaulle_Sr.
gptkb:Adolf_Hitler
gptkb:Bernard_Montgomery
gptkb:Chester_W._Nimitz
gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:Erwin_Rommel
gptkb:George_S._Patton
gptkb:Isoroku_Yamamoto
gptkbp:historical_impact Influenced future naval strategies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Suda Bay
gptkbp:influenced Subsequent naval engagements in WWII
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Military memorials
gptkbp:is_documented_in Military archives
gptkbp:location Suda Bay, Crete
gptkbp:media_coverage Reported in contemporary newspapers
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:HMS_Orion
gptkb:Kriegsmarine
gptkb:HMS_Dido
gptkb:HMS_Ajax
gptkb:German_destroyers
gptkb:starship
Submarines
Aircraft carriers
Destroyers
U-boat fleet
gptkbp:outcome Evacuation of Allied troops
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Crete
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Operation_Mercury
gptkb:Operation_Exporter
gptkb:Operation_Demon
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic control of the Mediterranean
gptkbp:strategic_importance Supply routes to North Africa
gptkbp:tactics Submarine warfare
Surface ship engagements
Naval air strikes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Crete
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4