Battle of the Capo d' Orlando

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:War_of_the_Sicilian_Vespers
gptkb:Norman_expansion_in_Sicily
gptkbp:aftermath Allied advance into mainland Italy
gptkbp:analysis Military historians
gptkbp:casualties High for Axis forces
Moderate for Allied forces
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Axis_forces
gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Patton
gptkb:General_Montgomery
gptkbp:date July 1, 1943
July 1943
gptkbp:documentary Various films and books
gptkbp:enemy gptkb:German_15th_Army
gptkb:Italian_6th_Army
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Troina
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Sicilian_Campaign
gptkbp:historical_event Part of the Italian Campaign
Key battle in World War II
Significant Allied operation
gptkbp:historical_significance First major battle in Sicily
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Capo d' Orlando
gptkbp:intelligence Allied reconnaissance
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Military memorials
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:German_forces
gptkb:US_Army
gptkb:Italian_forces
gptkbp:landscape Coastal region
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future operations in Italy
gptkbp:location Capo d' Orlando, Sicily
gptkbp:logistics Allied supply lines
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:101st_Airborne_Division
gptkb:British_8th_Army
gptkb:Free_French_forces
Canadian forces
gptkbp:military_strategy Combined operations
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:Allied_naval_forces
gptkbp:outcome Capture of Capo d' Orlando
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Operation_Husky
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic control of Sicily
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of shipping routes
Defeat Axis powers in Sicily
gptkbp:supports gptkb:Allied_air_forces
gptkbp:tactics Amphibious assault
gptkbp:weather_conditions Favorable for Allies