Properties (93)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
military conflict
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gptkbp:battle |
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_Moscow gptkb:Battle_of_Kursk gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa gptkb:Battle_of_Stalingrad gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima gptkb:Battle_of_Taranto gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun gptkb:Operation_Pedestal gptkb:Operation_Torch gptkb:Operation_Baytown gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic gptkb:Battle_of_the_Java_Sea gptkb:Battle_of_the_Mediterranean Battle of the Bulge Battle of the Marne Battle of the Somme Battle of Anzio Battle of Berlin Battle of Guadalcanal Battle of Normandy Operation Overlord Battle of Midway Battle of Monte Cassino Battle of Salerno Battle of Arnhem Siege of Valletta Battle of Tannenberg Battle of Sicily Battle of Cape Bon Battle of the Philippine Sea Battle of the Seine Battle of the Scheldt Operation Dragoon Battle of Leningrad Operation Shingle Battle of the Ruhr Battle of Malta Operation Hercules Operation Salerno Operation_Bowery |
gptkbp:celebrates |
George_Cross_awarded_to_Malta
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gptkbp:cultural_impact |
inspired literature
inspired films inspired documentaries celebrated in local traditions commemorated in memorials |
gptkbp:date |
1940-1943
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gptkbp:finaleDate |
November 1942
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gptkbp:historical_significance |
symbol of resistance
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Defense of Malta
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gptkbp:impact |
disruption of Axis supply lines
demonstrated air power effectiveness led to increased military presence boosted_Allied_morale established_Malta_as_a_key_base influenced_Mediterranean_strategy strategic_base_for_Allied_operations |
gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Malta Axis Powers |
gptkbp:key_figure |
gptkb:Major_General_Sir_John_Harding
gptkb:General_Sir_William_Dobbie gptkb:Air_Vice_Marshal_Sir_Keith_Park gptkb:Admiral_Sir_Dudley_Pound gptkb:Lieutenant_General_Sir_Harold_Alexander |
gptkbp:launchDate |
June 1940
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gptkbp:led_to |
Malta_George_Cross
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Malta
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gptkbp:notable_event |
Siege of Malta
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gptkbp:notableFigures |
gptkb:General_Sir_William_Dobbie
gptkb:Admiral_Sir_Dudley_Pound gptkb:Lieutenant_General_Sir_Harold_Alexander |
gptkbp:outcome |
blockade running
military supply routes civilian resilience sustained bombing Allied_victory |
gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:performedBy |
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:relatedEvent |
gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic gptkb:North_African_Campaign Siege of Leningrad Malta_Campaign |
gptkbp:resultedIn |
Allied_victory
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gptkbp:significance |
strategic location
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gptkbp:significantEvent |
Siege of Malta
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gptkbp:tactics |
air defense
ground defense naval blockade |