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French Expeditionary Corps in Italy
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/French_Expeditionary_Corps_in_Italy
GPTKB entity
Statements (41)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:abbreviation
gptkb:CEF
gptkbp:activeDuring
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:alliedWith
gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:awarded
gptkb:Croix_de_Guerre
gptkb:British_Military_Cross
U.S. Distinguished Unit Citation
gptkbp:commander
gptkb:Alphonse_Juin
gptkbp:composedOf
gptkb:Algerian_Tirailleurs
gptkb:Moroccan_Goumiers
gptkb:Tunisian_Tirailleurs
French regular troops
gptkbp:country
gptkb:France
gptkbp:disbanded
1944
gptkbp:formed
1943
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
French Expeditionary Corps in Italy
gptkbp:nickname
Corps Expéditionnaire Français en Italie
gptkbp:notableBattle
gptkb:Battle_of_Monte_Cassino
gptkb:Battle_of_Garigliano
gptkbp:notableCommander
gptkb:Diego_Brosset
gptkb:Joseph_de_Goislard_de_Monsabert
gptkb:François_Sevez
Paul-René Malivoire-Filhol
gptkbp:notableEvent
gptkb:liberation_of_Rome
advance through Aurunci Mountains
capture of Monte Majo
crossing of the Garigliano River
entry into Siena
gptkbp:notableFor
mountain warfare
use of colonial troops
breaking German Gustav Line
breaking through German defensive lines
controversy over civilian treatment
rapid mountain advances
gptkbp:operatesIn
gptkb:Italy
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkbp:size
about 112,000 men
gptkbp:subordinateUnit
gptkb:U.S._Fifth_Army
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Alphonse_Juin
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7