Battle of the Straits of Messina

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf naval battle
gptkbp:aftermath disruption of Axis supply lines
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_Cape_Matapan
gptkb:Battle_of_Taranto
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkbp:casualties significant losses on both sides
gptkbp:celebrates military history events
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Allied_forces
Axis forces
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Admiral_Sir_Dudley_Pound
gptkb:Admiral_Karl_Dönitz
gptkbp:date September 3, 1943
gptkbp:duration 1 day
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of Salerno
gptkbp:historical_analysis studied in military strategy courses
gptkbp:historical_significance demonstrated naval power
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historicalRecords analyzed by historians
documented in military archives
included in military reports
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Straits of Messina
gptkbp:impact Allied_control_of_Sicily
gptkbp:influence shift_in_power_in_the_Mediterranean
gptkbp:influenced naval warfare tactics
Axis naval strategy
Allied_naval_strategy
gptkbp:intelligence codebreaking
reconnaissance missions
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Royal_Navy
Regia Marina
gptkbp:is_featured_in documentaries
historical novels
military simulations
gptkbp:legacy impact on future naval engagements
influence on naval doctrine
gptkbp:location gptkb:Straits_of_Messina
gptkbp:navalFleet submarines
aircraft carriers
destroyers
gptkbp:operational_status gptkb:Allied_air_forces
Axis air forces
gptkbp:outcome displacement of Axis naval forces
gptkbp:precededBy Operation Husky
gptkbp:result Allied_victory
gptkbp:significance part_of_the_Italian_Campaign
gptkbp:strategicGoals control_of_the_Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:tactics air superiority
naval blockade