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gptkbp:instanceOf
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naval battle
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gptkbp:aftermath
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increased_Axis_control_over_Crete
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gptkbp:aircraft
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gptkb:HMS_Jervis
gptkb:HMS_Cossack
gptkb:HMS_Orion
gptkb:HMS_Renown
gptkb:HMS_Indomitable
gptkb:HMS_Valiant
gptkb:HMS_Fiji
gptkb:HMS_Ark_Royal
gptkb:HMS_Centaur
gptkb:HMS_Prince_of_Wales
gptkb:HMS_Newcastle
gptkb:HMS_Zulu
gptkb:HMS_Warspite
gptkb:HMS_Ajax
gptkb:HMS_Eagle
gptkb:HMS_Illustrious
gptkb:HMS_Kelly
gptkb:HMS_Formidable
HMS Dido
U-boat type IX
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gptkbp:battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Cape_Matapan
gptkb:Battle_of_Taranto
Battle of Crete
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gptkbp:casualties
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significant losses for the Allies
heavy losses for the Axis powers
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gptkbp:combatants
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Axis powers
Allies
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Vice_Admiral_Sir_Andrew_Cunningham
gptkb:Admiral_Hermann_Boehm
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gptkbp:date
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June 20, 1941
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gptkbp:historicalContext
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gptkb:World_War_II
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of the Cretan Sea
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gptkbp:impact
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influenced future naval engagements
demonstrated the importance of air power
highlighted the vulnerabilities of naval forces
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gptkbp:involved
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gptkb:Royal_Navy
Kriegsmarine
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gptkbp:is_a_source_of
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disrupt Axis supply lines
evacuate_Allied_forces
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Cretan_Sea
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gptkbp:navalFleet
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air superiority
submarine warfare
use of submarines
surface action
use of aircraft carriers
use of destroyers
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gptkbp:outcome
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temporary Axis naval dominance
loss_of_naval_assets_for_Allies
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gptkbp:result
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Allied_defeat
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gptkbp:significance
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part of the Battle of Crete
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gptkbp:strategicGoals
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supply routes
control_of_the_Mediterranean_Sea
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