Crete 1941

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical event
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:German_occupation_of_Crete
gptkbp:casualties Allied_casualties
German_casualties
gptkbp:culturalImpact Memorials and commemorations
Inspiration for resistance movements
gptkbp:date May 20, 1941
gptkbp:followedBy Resistance_in_Crete
gptkbp:historical_analysis Influence on post-war geopolitics
Debates on effectiveness
Impact_on_Allied_strategy
Consequences_for_German_strategy
Role_in_the_Mediterranean_theater
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Crete 1941
gptkbp:impact Lessons learned for future operations
Shift in military tactics
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:involves gptkb:German_forces
gptkb:Allied_forces
Battle of Crete
gptkbp:ledTo Increased_German_military_presence
gptkbp:legacy Annual commemorations
War memorials
Documentaries and films
Military history studies
Books and literature
gptkbp:militaryRank Naval support
Combined arms operations
Airborne invasion
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:General_Bernard_Freyberg
gptkb:Adolf_Hitler
gptkb:Winston_Churchill
gptkb:General_Kurt_Student
gptkbp:occursIn gptkb:Crete
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_Greece
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Stalingrad
gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkb:Pacific_War
gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa
gptkb:Operation_Mercury
Battle of El Alamein
D-Day
gptkbp:result Allied evacuation
gptkbp:significance Strategic_location_in_the_Mediterranean