Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:battle
|
| gptkbp:aftermath |
gptkb:Nuremberg_Trials
Division of Germany Occupation of Germany |
| gptkbp:casualties |
High civilian casualties
Significant military casualties |
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkb:Allies |
| gptkbp:date |
1945
|
| gptkbp:duration |
March 1945 to April 1945
|
| gptkbp:followed_by |
gptkb:Battle_of_Berlin
|
| gptkbp:historical_context |
Part of the Western Front
Allied invasion of Germany Final stages of World War II |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Accelerated end of the war in Europe
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the Ruhr River
|
| gptkbp:key_figures |
gptkb:Gerd_von_Rundstedt
gptkb:Bernard_Montgomery gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower gptkb:Omar_Bradley |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Impact on military strategy
Commemoration in historical studies Lessons learned in urban warfare Significance in military history Influence on post-war Europe |
| gptkbp:location |
Ruhr River, Germany
|
| gptkbp:military_strategy |
Combined arms operations
|
| gptkbp:military_unit |
gptkb:German_Wehrmacht
gptkb:French_Forces gptkb:British_Army gptkb:Canadian_Army gptkb:Luftwaffe gptkb:US_Army SS units |
| gptkbp:objective |
Capture of the Ruhr industrial region
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
Destruction of German industrial capacity
|
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:World_War_II
|
| gptkbp:preceded_by |
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
|
| gptkbp:result |
Allied victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Strategic defeat for Germany
|
| gptkbp:strategic_importance |
Disruption of German supply lines
Control of industrial resources Establishment of a foothold in Germany Facilitation of Allied advances Weakening of German morale |
| gptkbp:tactics |
Ground assault
Air bombardment |
| gptkbp:type |
offensive
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:The_26th_Army_Group
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|