Battle of the Loire Valley

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Loire
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:German_occupation_of_France
gptkbp:casualties High for French forces
Lower for German forces
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Gerd_von_Rundstedt
gptkb:General_Charles_de_Gaulle
gptkbp:consequences Increased resistance movements
Fall of the Third Republic
Rise of Vichy France
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influence on literature
Commemoration in memorials
Influence on art
Influence on French cinema
Public memory in France
gptkbp:date June 1940
gptkbp:duration Several weeks
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_France
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Fall_of_France
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Philippe_Pétain
gptkb:Sir_Winston_Churchill
gptkb:Charles_de_Gaulle_Sr.
gptkb:Adolf_Hitler
gptkb:Henri_Giraud
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:Loire_River
Turning point in the war in Western Europe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Loire Valley
gptkbp:location Loire Valley, France
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkbp:military_strategy Air superiority
Encirclement
Flanking maneuvers
Combined arms operations
gptkbp:outcome Occupation of France
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Dunkirk
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_El_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkb:D-Day
gptkb:Liberation_of_France
gptkbp:result German victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic German advance in France
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of the Loire River
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:Blitzkrieg