Battle of the Salerno Landings

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military battle
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:Allied_advance_into_Italy
gptkbp:casualties Approximately 12,000 Allied casualties
Approximately 15,000 Axis casualties
gptkbp:celebrates Veterans'_organizations
Memorials_in_Italy
gptkbp:climate Challenging
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Mark_W._Clark
gptkb:General_Sir_Harold_Alexander
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Portrayed in films and literature
gptkbp:date September 1943
September 9, 1943
gptkbp:electronic_warfare Use of landing craft
Advancements in naval warfare
Development of amphibious assault tactics
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of Naples
gptkbp:historical_analysis Studied in military academies
gptkbp:historical_significance Demonstrated_Allied_capabilities
gptkbp:historicalContext Involvement of multiple nations
Post-war analysis of tactics and strategies
Allied_strategy_to_weaken_Axis_forces
Collaboration_between_Allied_forces
Impact_on_civilian_population_in_Italy
Part_of_the_Mediterranean_Theater
Response_to_Axis_powers'_control_in_Europe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Salerno Landings
gptkbp:impact Opened_the_Italian_Campaign
gptkbp:influence Shifted_focus_to_Italy
gptkbp:intelligence Allied_intelligence_operations
gptkbp:involved gptkb:German_10th_Army
gptkb:Italian_troops
gptkbp:landscape Coastal_area
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future amphibious operations
gptkbp:location gptkb:Salerno,_Italy
gptkbp:logistics Complex supply lines
gptkbp:militaryRank Need for effective logistics
Importance of air superiority
Coordination between branches
gptkbp:navalFleet gptkb:British_Royal_Navy
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:operational_status gptkb:Allied_air_forces
gptkbp:operations Operation Avalanche
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:precededBy Operation Husky
gptkbp:result Allied_victory
gptkbp:significance First major Allied amphibious landing in mainland Italy
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:Allied_forces
Axis forces
Axis_forces_in_Italy
gptkbp:tactics Combined arms operations
Amphibious assault
Invasion_of_Europe