Battle of the Orne

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Strengthened Allied position in Normandy
gptkbp:casualties High casualties on both sides
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:German_forces
gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Montgomery
gptkb:General_Eisenhower
gptkbp:date June 1944
gptkbp:duration Several days
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Caen
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the larger Allied invasion of Europe
gptkbp:historical_figure Documented in military history
gptkbp:historical_significance Part of the Normandy Campaign
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Orne
gptkbp:influenced Post-war military doctrine
gptkbp:inspired Subsequent military strategies
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in Military studies
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Memorials in Normandy
gptkbp:is_featured_in gptkb:Documentaries
Books on World War II
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:British_forces
gptkb:American_forces
Paratroopers
Infantry units
Canadian forces
Armored divisions
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:Liberation_of_France
gptkbp:location gptkb:Normandy,_France
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:Armoured_Corps
gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkb:Luftwaffe
gptkb:Royal_Engineers
gptkb:military_base
gptkbp:objective Secure the Orne River
gptkbp:outcome Establishment of a foothold in Normandy
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:D-Day_landings
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Operation_Tonga
gptkb:Operation_Neptune
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic bridgehead
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of transportation routes
Facilitated further operations in France
gptkbp:tactics Airborne operations
Amphibious assaults
Combined arms operations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Huguenot_forces
gptkb:General_Pichegru
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6