Battle of the Brittany

GPTKB entity

Statements (66)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Louis_de_Savoie-Montmorency
gptkbp:aftermath Strengthened Allied position in France
gptkbp:casualties High casualties on both sides
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:German_forces
gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Patton
gptkb:General_Eisenhower
gptkbp:date gptkb:1944
gptkbp:duration August 1944 to September 1944
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Liberation_of_France
gptkbp:historical_context Contributed to the defeat of Nazi Germany
Involved the use of deception operations
Involved the use of reconnaissance missions
Significant for the use of combined arms tactics
Part of the larger Normandy campaign
Involved the use of communication systems
Involved the use of military diplomacy
Involved the use of strategic planning
Involved the use of tactical maneuvers
Involved multiple Allied nations
Involved the use of paratroopers
Involved the use of engineering units
Involved the use of logistics and supply chains
Involved the use of operational planning
Involved the use of coalition forces
Involved the use of joint operations
Involved the use of supply depots
Facilitated the advance into Germany
Involved the use of artillery bombardment
Involved the use of infantry assaults
Involved the coordination of multiple military branches
Part of the Allied strategy to cut off German supply lines
Involved extensive aerial bombardment
Involved in the liberation of occupied France
Involved the use of air superiority
Involved the use of allied cooperation
Involved the use of intelligence operations
Involved the use of medical support services
Involved the use of multinational forces
Involved the use of naval bombardment
Involved the use of naval superiority
Involved the use of strategic alliances
Involved the use of tanks and armored vehicles
Involved the use of transportation networks
Involved the use of war planning.
Significant for naval logistics
gptkbp:historical_significance Part of the liberation of Western Europe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Brittany
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:battle
Air support
Ground troops
gptkbp:location gptkb:Brittany,_France
gptkbp:military_strategy Encirclement of German forces
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Brest
gptkb:Battle_of_Saint-Nazaire
gptkb:Battle_of_Lorient
Battle of Quimper
gptkbp:outcome Capture of Brest
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:D-Day
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic control of ports
gptkbp:strategic_importance Access to the Atlantic Ocean
gptkbp:tactics Amphibious assaults