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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:military_operation
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Battle_of_Mid-August_Convoy
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gptkbp:belligerent
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gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:casualties
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1 aircraft carrier lost
1 destroyer lost
13 merchant ships lost
2 cruisers lost
over 500 Allied personnel killed
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Admiral_Alberto_Da_Zara
gptkb:Admiral_Eberhard_Weichold
gptkb:Vice-Admiral_Edward_Syfret
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gptkbp:conflict
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:date
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9–15 August 1942
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Operation Pedestal
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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arrival of SS Ohio in Malta
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gptkbp:notableShip
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gptkb:SS_Ohio
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gptkbp:objective
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to deliver supplies to Malta
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gptkbp:opposedBy
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gptkb:Regia_Marina
gptkb:Regia_Aeronautica
Luftwaffe
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Siege_of_Malta
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gptkbp:result
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Allied tactical victory
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gptkbp:significance
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helped prevent the surrender of Malta
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gptkbp:supports
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gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Navy
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:British_Admiralty_during_World_War_II
gptkb:HMS_Nigeria
gptkb:Malta_Convoys
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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