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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:military
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Falaise_Gap
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gptkbp:casualties
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Allied: 10,000 casualties
German: 10,000–15,000 killed
German: 40,000–50,000 captured
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkb:Nazi_Germany
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:George_S._Patton
gptkb:Erwin_Rommel
gptkb:Omar_Bradley
gptkb:Paul_Hausser
Bernard Montgomery
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gptkbp:conflict
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:date
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August 12–21, 1944
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Liberation_of_Paris
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Marked the end of the Battle of Normandy
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Falaise Pocket (WWII)
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gptkbp:involvedIn
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gptkb:German_7th_Army
gptkb:British_Second_Army
gptkb:Canadian_First_Army
gptkb:U.S._Third_Army
gptkb:German_Fifth_Panzer_Army
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gptkbp:keyTown
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gptkb:Falaise
gptkb:Chambois
gptkb:Trun
gptkb:Argentan
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Normandy,_France
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Civilian casualties
Allied air superiority
Destruction of German armored units
German breakout attempts
Heavy bombing and destruction of towns
Mass surrender of German troops
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gptkbp:notableFigure
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gptkb:Simonds'_II_Canadian_Corps
gptkb:Philippe_Leclerc
gptkb:Kurt_Meyer
gptkb:Harry_Crerar
gptkb:Stanisław_Maczek
gptkb:Guy_Simonds
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gptkbp:objective
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Close the gap between Falaise and Argentan
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gptkbp:operator
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gptkb:Operation_Totalize
gptkb:Operation_Tractable
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Operation_Cobra
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gptkbp:result
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Allied victory
German forces in Normandy largely destroyed
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gptkbp:significance
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Encirclement and destruction of German Army Group B
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gptkbp:strategicImportance
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Opened the way for Allied advance into France
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Falaise,_Normandy
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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