Operation Slapstick

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Baytown
gptkbp:aftermath Allied control of Taranto
gptkbp:atmosphere bombers
fighter planes
gptkbp:casualties minimal
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:General_Sir_Bernard_Montgomery
gptkbp:date September 1943
gptkbp:duration 1 day
gptkbp:enemy gptkb:Axis_powers
German troops
Italian troops
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Operation_Baytown
gptkbp:goal capture of Taranto
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Allied_invasion_of_Italy
gptkbp:historical_debate effectiveness of planning
impact on German defenses
role in Italian Campaign
gptkbp:historical_impact influenced future operations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Slapstick
gptkbp:inspired_by previous amphibious operations
gptkbp:intelligence reconnaissance missions
gptkbp:involved_forces gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:starship
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in military studies
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:legacy part of Allied success in Italy
gptkbp:location gptkb:Italy
gptkbp:logistics complex supply chain
gptkbp:military_technology gptkb:starship
cruisers
destroyers
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:British_Mediterranean_Fleet
gptkbp:outcome successful landing
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:participants gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:1st_Airborne_Division
gptkb:5th_Infantry_Division
gptkbp:partnership gptkb:Operation_Neptune
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Operation_Husky
gptkbp:proposed_by gptkb:Allied_Command
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Operation_Shingle
gptkb:Operation_Avalanche
gptkbp:significance strategic foothold in Italy
gptkbp:supports gptkb:military_base
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:naval_bombardment
air superiority
deception operations
combined arms approach
surprise landing
gptkbp:type amphibious assault
gptkbp:weather_conditions favorable