Battle of Troina (World War II)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:battle
gptkbp:casualties High on both sides
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:commander gptkb:George_S._Patton
gptkb:Omar_Bradley
gptkb:Hasso_von_Manteuffel
gptkb:Eberhard_Rodt
Giuseppe Schreiber
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:date 31 July – 6 August 1943
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Battle_of_Randazzo
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Troina (World War II)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Troina,_Sicily,_Italy
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:1st_Infantry_Division_(United_States)
gptkb:15th_Panzergrenadier_Division_(Germany)
gptkb:28th_Infantry_Division_(Italy)
gptkb:9th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)
26th Infantry Regiment (United States)
16th Infantry Regiment (United States)
16th Panzer Division (Germany)
18th Infantry Regiment (United States)
29th Panzergrenadier Division (Germany)
39th Infantry Regiment (United States)
601st Tank Destroyer Battalion (United States)
60th Infantry Regiment (United States)
Aosta Division (Italy)
gptkbp:notableEvent Allied flanking maneuvers
Axis withdrawal to Etna line
Heavy artillery and air bombardment
Stubborn German and Italian defense
gptkbp:objective Break Axis defensive line in central Sicily
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Allied_invasion_of_Sicily
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_Centuripe
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance Key battle in the Allied advance across Sicily
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Troina,_Sicily,_Italy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7