Operation Spring

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military operation
gptkbp:aftermath contributed to the closing of the Falaise Pocket
gptkbp:casualties high casualties on both sides
gptkbp:celebrates military memorials
gptkbp:climate mixed weather
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:General_Harry_Crerar
gptkbp:communicationEquipment radio communications
gptkbp:date August 1944
gptkbp:documentedIn historical records
gptkbp:duration several days
gptkbp:enemy gptkb:SS_divisions
Wehrmacht
gptkbp:established gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkbp:followedBy Operation Tractable
gptkbp:goal to_capture_the_city_of_Falaise
gptkbp:historical_analysis studied in military history
gptkbp:historicalContext part_of_the_liberation_of_France
gptkbp:historicalImpact influenced future military operations
gptkbp:historicalPeriod role in the overall campaign
effectiveness of the operation
impact_on_German_morale
gptkbp:historicalSignificance part of the Battle of Normandy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Spring
gptkbp:intelligence reconnaissance missions
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:British_2nd_Army
1st Canadian Army
gptkbp:involves gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkbp:landscape rural countryside
gptkbp:location gptkb:Normandy,_France
gptkbp:logistics complex supply lines
gptkbp:militaryRank use of deception tactics
importance of air support
coordination between units
Allied_commanders
strategic_advantage_for_Allies
gptkbp:outcome Allied_victory
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:predecessor Operation Totalize
gptkbp:relatedPatent Operation Totalize
Operation Tractable
gptkbp:resultedIn significant_German_losses
gptkbp:strategicGoals disruption_of_German_defenses
gptkbp:successor Operation Tractable
gptkbp:tactics artillery bombardment
combined arms approach
infantry assault
armor support
gptkbp:targets gptkb:German_forces
gptkbp:type offensive operation