Battle of the Hochwald Gap

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:battle
gptkbp:combatant	gptkb:Canada gptkb:Germany gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Alfred_Schlemm gptkb:Guy_Simonds
gptkbp:conflict	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:date	February 26 – March 4, 1945
gptkbp:followedBy	Capture of Xanten
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Battle of the Hochwald Gap
gptkbp:location	Hochwald Gap, near Xanten, Germany
gptkbp:notableFor	Canadian tank and infantry cooperation Heavy fighting in difficult terrain
gptkbp:notableUnit	gptkb:Royal_Winnipeg_Rifles gptkb:12th_SS_Panzer_Division_Hitlerjugend gptkb:First_Canadian_Army gptkb:II_Canadian_Corps
gptkbp:objective	Break through German defensive lines to reach the Rhine River
gptkbp:operator	gptkb:Operation_Blockbuster gptkb:Operation_Veritable
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Operation_Blockbuster gptkb:Western_Front_(World_War_II)
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Battle_of_the_Reichswald
gptkbp:result	Allied victory
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Canadian_Army_Overseas
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7