Battle of the Ruhr Pocket

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Collapse of German defenses
Accelerated Allied advance into Germany
gptkbp:casualties High German casualties
Significant Allied casualties
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:General_Bernard_Montgomery
gptkbp:date April 18, 1945
April 1, 1945
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Hamburg
gptkbp:historical_significance Final stages of the European theater
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Ruhr Pocket
gptkbp:impact End of organized German resistance in the region
gptkbp:is_involved_in Ground forces
Logistical support
Air forces
gptkbp:location Ruhr area, Germany
gptkbp:outcome Surrender of German troops
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_the_Ardennes
gptkb:Battle_of_Berlin
gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Seine
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Rhine
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Scheldt
gptkb:Operation_Plunder
gptkb:Battle_of_France
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkb:Operation_Varsity
Battle of Italy
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance Destruction of German forces in the Ruhr
gptkbp:strategic_importance Capture of German industrial heartland
gptkbp:tactics Air superiority
Encirclement
Combined arms operations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Audie_Murphy
gptkb:the_Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3