Operation Eiche

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operations
gptkbp:conducted gptkb:Axis_occupation_of_Italy
hostile territory
the Fallschirmjäger
gptkbp:date September 12, 1943
gptkbp:featured_in airborne assault
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Italian_armistice_with_Allies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Eiche
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Nazi_propaganda
gptkbp:inspired subsequent rescue missions
gptkbp:involved glider troops
gptkbp:involvement Fieseler Fi 156 Storch aircraft
gptkbp:involves gptkb:German_forces
gptkbp:is_a_key_component_of the history of special forces.
gptkbp:is_a_moment_of gptkb:Mussolini's_regime
gptkbp:is_a_showcase_of German military innovation
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of military studies
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in military historians
gptkbp:is_documented_in various military histories
gptkbp:is_portrayed_as films and documentaries
gptkbp:is_remembered_for its audacity
gptkbp:key_event gptkb:the_Italian_Campaign
gptkbp:led_to Mussolini's brief return to power
gptkbp:location gptkb:Gran_Sasso,_Italy
gptkbp:notable_event Nazi Italy's history
gptkbp:notable_examples airborne operations
gptkbp:notable_operations its ethical implications
gptkbp:outcome successful rescue
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:partnership gptkb:German_intelligence
gptkbp:proposed_by a short time frame
SS and Luftwaffe
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Operation_Axis
gptkbp:significance demonstrated German military capabilities
gptkbp:targets Italian leader Benito Mussolini
gptkbp:utilized special forces tactics
gptkbp:was_a_demonstration_of Nazi operational planning
gptkbp:was_a_precursor_to other special operations
gptkbp:was_a_response_to gptkb:Mussolini's_capture_by_Italian_partisans
the changing dynamics of the war
gptkbp:was_a_tactical_success_but strategically questionable
gptkbp:was_characterized_by surprise and speed
gptkbp:was_executed_by gptkb:Otto_Skorzeny
high levels of secrecy
minimal casualties
Adolf Hitler's orders
gptkbp:was_followed_by increased German control in Italy
gptkbp:was_part_of German military strategy in Italy
the broader Axis strategy
gptkbp:was_supported_by local German sympathizers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:SS_commando_units
gptkb:General_Heinrich_Kreipe
gptkb:Otto_Skorzeny
gptkb:German_1st_Parachute_Division
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5