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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:military_operation
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Invasion_of_Pantelleria
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gptkbp:casualtiesAllied
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very light
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gptkbp:casualtiesGerman
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about 11,000 prisoners
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:General_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:Admiral_Andrew_Cunningham
Air Chief Marshal Arthur Tedder
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gptkbp:conductedBy
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gptkb:Allied_forces
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gptkbp:date
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May 18 – June 11, 1943
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Operation Corkscrew
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gptkbp:importantFor
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Secured airfields for Allied use in Sicily campaign
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gptkbp:involves
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gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkb:United_States_Navy
German forces
Italian garrison
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Pantelleria,_Italy
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gptkbp:notableFor
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Heavy aerial and naval bombardment prior to invasion
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gptkbp:objective
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gptkb:Capture_of_Pantelleria_island
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gptkbp:opposedBy
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gptkb:Axis_forces
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Operation_Husky_(planning_phase)
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gptkbp:result
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Allied victory
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gptkbp:significance
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First time a garrison surrendered primarily due to air bombardment
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gptkbp:surrenderedTo
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June 11, 1943
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:99th_Fighter_Squadron
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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