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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:historical_event
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Battle_of_Sicily
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gptkbp:aftermath
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gptkb:Allied_control_of_Sicily
Increased pressure on Axis powers
Preparation for invasion of mainland Italy
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gptkbp:casualties
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Axis forces casualties
Allied forces casualties
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:General_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:General_George_S._Patton
gptkb:General_Bernard_Montgomery
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gptkbp:date
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1943
August 17, 1943
July 9, 1943
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Italian_Campaign
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Part of the larger Mediterranean theater
Allied strategy to weaken Axis powers
Response to Axis expansion
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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First major Allied invasion of Europe
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Capture of Sicily
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gptkbp:is_involved_in
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gptkb:German_forces
gptkb:Axis_forces
gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkb:British_Eighth_Army
gptkb:Italian_forces
gptkb:U._S._Seventh_Army
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Politician
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Po_Valley
gptkb:Battle_of_Anzio
gptkb:Battle_of_Cassino
gptkb:Battle_of_Rome
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Gothic_Line
gptkb:Operation_Husky
gptkb:Operation_Corkscrew
gptkb:Battle_of_Messina
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Apennines
gptkb:Battle_of_Troina
gptkb:Battle_of_Salerno
gptkb:Operation_Mincemeat
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Arno
gptkb:Battle_of_Naples
gptkb:Battle_of_Enna
gptkb:Battle_of_Mount_Etna
gptkb:Landings_at_Gela
gptkb:Battle_of_Catania
Battle of Randazzo
Battle of Agira
Landings at Licata
Landings at Palermo
Landings at Syracuse
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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gptkb:Operation_Husky
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gptkbp:outcome
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Allied victory
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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_Kasserine_Pass
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gptkbp:resulted_in
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gptkb:Fall_of_Mussolini
Italian surrender
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gptkbp:significance
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Strategic base for Italian Campaign
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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Control of Mediterranean Sea
Base for operations in Southern Europe
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gptkbp:tactics
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Air superiority
Amphibious assault
Naval bombardment
Ground invasion
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