Battle of Tunisia

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:Battle_of_El_Alamein
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Erwin_Rommel
gptkb:George_S._Patton
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:Allied_invasion_of_Sicily
gptkbp:casualties Allied casualties estimated at 50,000
Axis casualties estimated at 250,000
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Axis_powers
gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:General_Hans-Jürgen_von_Arnim
gptkb:General_Bernard_Montgomery
General Giovanni Messe
gptkbp:date November 17, 1942
May 13, 1943
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkbp:historical_event Involved multiple nations
Involved major battles such as the Battle of Kasserine Pass
Involved the Battle of Bizerte
Involved the Battle of El Guettar
Involved the Battle of Hill 609
Involved the Battle of Medenine
Involved the Battle of Sidi Bou Zid
Involved the Battle of Tunis
Involved the Battle of the Akarit Line
Involved the Battle of the Kasserine Pass
Involved the Battle of the Mareth Line
Involved the Battle of the Medjerda River
Involved the Battle of the Wadi Akarit
Involved the Siege of Tunis
Led to the downfall of the Axis in North Africa
Part of the North African Campaign
Significant in the context of WWII
gptkbp:historical_significance End of Axis presence in North Africa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Tunisia
gptkbp:is_involved_in infantry units
air support
armored units
gptkbp:location gptkb:Tunisia
gptkbp:military_strategy Air superiority
Logistical support
Combined arms operations
Encirclement tactics
gptkbp:outcome Axis surrender
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic control of North Africa
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of Mediterranean Sea routes
gptkbp:type land battle