Battle of Verrières Ridge

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:battle
gptkbp:CanadianUnit	gptkb:3rd_Canadian_Infantry_Division gptkb:Canadian_Armoured_Corps gptkb:2nd_Canadian_Infantry_Division
gptkbp:casualties	high Canadian casualties
gptkbp:combatant	gptkb:Canada gptkb:Nazi_Germany gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Kurt_Meyer gptkb:Heinz_Lammerding gptkb:Guy_Simonds
gptkbp:conflict	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:date	19–25 July 1944
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Operation_Totalize
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Verrières_Ridge,_Normandy,_France
gptkbp:objective	capture of Verrières Ridge
gptkbp:opposingUnit	gptkb:12th_SS_Panzer_Division_Hitlerjugend gptkb:272nd_Infantry_Division gptkb:1st_SS_Panzer_Division_Leibstandarte_SS_Adolf_Hitler
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy gptkb:Operation_Spring gptkb:Operation_Atlantic
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Battle_for_Caen
gptkbp:result	German defensive victory
gptkbp:significance	one of the bloodiest battles for Canadian forces in Normandy
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Black_Watch_(Royal_Highland_Regiment)_of_Canada
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Battle of Verrières Ridge