Battle of the Gulf of Brest

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf naval battle
gptkbp:aftermath Increased_Allied_naval_dominance
gptkbp:casualties High_German_losses
Moderate_Allied_losses
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:German_Navy
Allies
gptkbp:date 1944
gptkbp:duration several days
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Liberation_of_France
gptkbp:historicalContext Part_of_the_larger_Normandy_campaign
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Demonstrated effectiveness of combined naval operations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Gulf of Brest
gptkbp:intelligence Spy networks
Reconnaissance flights
Signal intercepts
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:United_States_Navy
Kriegsmarine
gptkbp:legacy Influenced post-war naval strategy
Commemorated in military history
gptkbp:location Gulf_of_Brest
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Photographic documentation
War correspondents' accounts
Extensive news reports
gptkbp:navalFleet Coordinated attacks
Blockade tactics
Encirclement_maneuvers
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
Battle of the Seine
Battle of Cherbourg
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Admiral_John_Cunningham
gptkb:Admiral_Karl_Dönitz
gptkbp:outcome Destruction_of_German_ships
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:politicalRole Strengthened_Allied_resolve
Weakened_German_morale
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkbp:result Allied_victory
gptkbp:significance Control_of_the_French_coast
gptkbp:strategicGoals Disrupt_German_supply_lines
gptkbp:tactics Air support
Submarine warfare
Naval bombardment