Battle of the Upper Rhine

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:Allied_occupation_of_Germany
gptkbp:casualties High casualties on both sides
gptkbp:climate Spring weather
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Nazi_Germany
Allies
gptkbp:culturalImpact Commemoration of veterans
gptkbp:date 1945
gptkbp:duration March 1945 to April 1945
gptkbp:enemy gptkb:German_Wehrmacht
SS_units
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of the Ruhr
gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse Allied_air_superiority
gptkbp:historical_significance End_of_Nazi_control_in_Western_Europe
gptkbp:historicalContext Final_stages_of_World_War_II
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Interpretations of military strategy
Accelerated_end_of_the_war_in_Europe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Upper Rhine
gptkbp:intelligence Use of aerial reconnaissance
gptkbp:involved gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:French_Army
gptkb:U.S._Army
gptkbp:keyFigures gptkb:General_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:General_Omar_Bradley
gptkb:General_Bernard_Montgomery
gptkbp:landscape Rivers and forests
gptkbp:location Upper Rhine region
gptkbp:logistics Supply_lines_through_France
gptkbp:mediaAppearances Documentaries and films
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:1st_Army
gptkb:British_21st_Army_Group
gptkb:7th_Army
gptkb:French_1st_Army
Combined arms operations
Importance of air and ground coordination
gptkbp:navalFleet Limited naval operations
gptkbp:notable_event Anniversaries of the battle
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Ardennes
Battle of the Seine
gptkbp:outcome Collapse_of_German_defenses
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:politicalRole Shift_in_power_in_Europe
gptkbp:postWarCareer gptkb:Division_of_Germany
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of the Bulge
gptkbp:result Allied_victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic_position_in_Europe
gptkbp:strategicGoals Secure_a_foothold_in_Germany
gptkbp:supportRole German_fortifications
gptkbp:tactics Crossing_of_the_Rhine_River