Battle of the Falaise Pocket
GPTKB entity
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:battle
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:military_unit
|
| gptkbp:aftermath |
disruption of German forces
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
significant Allied casualties
high German casualties |
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:German_forces
gptkb:Allied_forces |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:General_Omar_Bradley
gptkb:General_Bernard_Montgomery |
| gptkbp:date |
August 12, 1944
|
| gptkbp:duration |
August 12 to August 21, 1944
|
| gptkbp:followed_by |
gptkb:Liberation_of_Paris
|
| gptkbp:fought_in |
August 12 and August 21, 1944
|
| gptkbp:historical_context |
Allied liberation of Western Europe
post-D-Day operations German retreat from France part of the Normandy Campaign |
| gptkbp:historical_impact |
accelerated Allied advance into France
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
one of the last major battles in Normandy
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the Falaise Pocket
|
| gptkbp:is_celebrated_in |
historical documentaries
military memorials books and literature anniversaries and events |
| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
gptkb:French_troops
gptkb:Canadian_troops gptkb:British_troops American troops Polish troops |
| gptkbp:legacy |
influenced future military tactics
studied in military academies |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Falaise,_France
|
| gptkbp:military_strategy |
air support
artillery bombardment pincer movement infantry assault exploitation of terrain |
| gptkbp:outcome |
German surrender in the pocket
|
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:World_War_II
|
| gptkbp:preceded_by |
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
|
| gptkbp:result |
Allied victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
encirclement of German troops
|
| gptkbp:strategic_importance |
cut off German retreat
|
| gptkbp:tactics |
combined arms operations
encirclement |