Battle of the Po Valley

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:Allied_occupation_of_northern_Italy
Collapse of German defenses in Italy
gptkbp:casualties High for both sides
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Axis_Powers
gptkb:Allies
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Mark_W._Clark
gptkb:General_Heinrich_von_Vietinghoff
gptkbp:date April 1945
gptkbp:duration April 1945 to May 1945
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Bologna
gptkbp:historical_context Part of World War II
Part of the Italian Campaign
gptkbp:historical_significance Contributed to the defeat of Nazi Germany
Influenced post-war Italy
Led to the establishment of the Italian Republic
Marked the end of Fascist rule in Italy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Po Valley
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:German_10th_Army
gptkb:Italian_Co-Belligerent_Army
gptkb:Eighth_Army
gptkb:Fifth_Army
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:General_Sir_Oliver_Leese
gptkb:General_John_M._Wright
gptkb:General_Sir_Miles_Dempsey
gptkb:Field_Marshal_Albert_Kesselring
gptkb:General_Sir_Harold_Alexander
gptkb:General_Enrico_Frattini
gptkb:General_Sir_Thomas_Blamey
gptkb:General_Richard_Mc_Creery
gptkb:General_Sir_Andrew_Thorne
General Giovanni Messe
gptkbp:location Po Valley, Italy
gptkbp:military_strategy Air support
Combined arms operations
Artillery bombardment
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Liberation_of_Milan
End of German resistance in Italy
gptkbp:outcome Establishment of Allied control over northern Italy
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_the_Argenta_Gap
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance Final stages of World War II in Europe
gptkbp:strategic_goals Capture of northern Italy
gptkbp:tactics Encirclement
Flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:George_S._Patton
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3