Battle of the Breskens Pocket
GPTKB entity
Statements (19)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:battle
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| gptkbp:casualties |
Heavy on both sides
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| gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkb:Nazi_Germany |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Gustav-Adolf_von_Zangen
gptkb:Guy_Simonds |
| gptkbp:conflict |
gptkb:World_War_II
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| gptkbp:date |
October 6–31, 1944
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| gptkbp:involvedIn |
gptkb:Canadian_First_Army
gptkb:German_15th_Army |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Breskens,_Netherlands
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| gptkbp:objective |
Clear German forces from south of the Scheldt estuary
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| gptkbp:operator |
gptkb:Operation_Switchback
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Scheldt
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| gptkbp:result |
Allied victory
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| gptkbp:significance |
Opened access to the port of Antwerp for Allied shipping
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Canadian_Army_Overseas
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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| http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the Breskens Pocket
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