Battle of the Sangro

GPTKB entity

Statements (72)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Opened the way to Rome
gptkbp:casualties High on both sides
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Axis_powers
gptkb:Allies
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Mark_W._Clark
gptkb:General_Enrico_Frattini
gptkbp:conflict Allied foothold in central Italy
gptkbp:date November 1943
gptkbp:duration November 1943 to December 1943
gptkbp:enemy gptkb:German_10th_Army
gptkb:German_1st_Parachute_Division
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Monte_Cassino
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Italian_Front
Part of World War II
gptkbp:historical_significance First major battle in Italy after Salerno
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Sangro
gptkbp:intelligence Use of aerial reconnaissance
gptkbp:involved_forces gptkb:British_Eighth_Army
gptkb:US_Fifth_Army
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:Canadian_1st_Infantry_Division
gptkb:US_36th_Infantry_Division
gptkb:British_78th_Infantry_Division
gptkbp:landscape River valley
gptkbp:location gptkb:Venice
gptkb:Parma
gptkb:Forli
gptkb:San_Benedetto_del_Tronto
gptkb:Sulmona
gptkb:Martinsicuro
gptkb:Montesilvano
gptkb:Roseto_degli_Abruzzi
gptkb:Ortona
gptkb:Ravenna
gptkb:Mantua
gptkb:Pescara
gptkb:Bologna
gptkb:Pesaro
gptkb:Modena
gptkb:Cesena
gptkb:Lanciano
gptkb:L'_Aquila
gptkb:Reggio_Emilia
gptkb:Rimini
gptkb:Treviso
gptkb:Ascoli_Piceno
gptkb:Vicenza
gptkb:Ancona
gptkb:Avezzano
gptkb:Verona
Chieti
Teramo
Atri
Macerata
Fermo
Giulianova
Vasto
Sangro River, Italy
gptkbp:logistics Supply lines through the mountains
gptkbp:military_strategy Combined arms operations
gptkbp:objective Secure the Sangro River crossing
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Ortona
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic bridgehead for the Allies
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of the Adriatic coast
gptkbp:tactics Artillery bombardment
Infantry assaults
Amphibious landings
gptkbp:weather_conditions Rainy and muddy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Australian_6th_Division
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7