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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Duke
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Impact on German supply lines
Contributed to the liberation of the Netherlands
Facilitated further Allied operations in Europe
Reopening of the Port of Antwerp
Strategic importance in the European theater
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gptkbp:casualties
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Approximately 30,000 German casualties
Approximately 12,000 Allied casualties
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:German_forces
gptkb:Allied_forces
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:General_Bernard_Montgomery
gptkb:General_Foulkes
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gptkbp:date
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October 2, 1944
November 8, 1944
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
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gptkbp:geographical_feature
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gptkb:Zeeland
gptkb:Antwerp
gptkb:North_Sea
gptkb:Walcheren_Island
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gptkbp:historical_context
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gptkb:German_occupation_of_Belgium
gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy
gptkb:D-Day_landings
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Battle_of_France
gptkb:Allied_invasion_of_Europe
gptkb:Liberation_of_the_Netherlands
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Rhineland
Advance into Germany
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of the Scheldt
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Scheldt_River
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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Air support
Logistical support
Flanking maneuvers
Siege tactics
Combined arms operations
Amphibious assault
Naval bombardment
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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gptkb:Operation_Switchback
gptkb:Operation_Vitality
gptkb:Operation_Infatuate
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
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gptkbp:result
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Allied victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Secured access to Antwerp
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