Battle of the Gulf of Dover

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf naval battle
gptkbp:aftermath Increased naval patrols
Influenced future naval engagements
Strengthening of coastal defenses
Boosted_British_morale
Impact_on_German_naval_strategy
gptkbp:casualties Significant losses on both sides
gptkbp:date 1940
gptkbp:duration May 1940 to June 1940
gptkbp:followedBy Operation Dynamo
gptkbp:historicalContext Part of the Battle of France
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Gulf of Dover
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Royal_Navy
Kriegsmarine
gptkbp:location Gulf of Dover
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Admiral_Franz_von_Hipper
gptkb:Admiral_Sir_Dudley_Pound
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Falkland_Islands
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Denmark_Strait
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Taranto
gptkb:Dunkirk_evacuation
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Java_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bismarck_Sea
gptkb:Operation_Sea_Lion
gptkb:Battle_of_the_North_Cape
Battle of Midway
Battle of the River Plate
Battle of the Philippine Sea
Battle of the Scheldt
Battle of the Atlantic Wall
gptkbp:result British_victory
gptkbp:significance Control of the English Channel
gptkbp:strategicGoals Defending_the_British_Isles
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:Germany
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:tactics Submarine warfare
Naval air power
Surface fleet engagement
gptkbp:type naval engagement