Salerno landings

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operations
gptkbp:aftermath Allied advance into Italy
gptkbp:air_support gptkb:Allied_air_forces
gptkbp:casualties high for both sides
gptkbp:code gptkb:Operation_Avalanche
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Axis_forces
gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Erwin_Rommel
Giorgio Carlo Gervasi
gptkbp:date September 9, 1943
gptkbp:duration September 9 to October 1, 1943
gptkbp:emergency_services gptkb:5th_Army
gptkbp:enemy strong defenses
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Salerno
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Italian_Campaign
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Salerno landings
gptkbp:intelligence limited prior knowledge
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Canadian_troops
gptkb:British_troops
American troops
gptkbp:key_event gptkb:Operation_Shingle
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Volturno
establishment of supply routes
influence on future operations
lessons learned for future assaults
historical memory and commemoration
Allied occupation of Naples
German counterattacks
Allied air superiority
defense against German forces
Allied reinforcements arrival
strategic importance of Italy
Allied command structure changes
German retreat to the Gustav Line
capture of Salerno
impact on Italian resistance
landings at Maiori
landings at Paestum
landings at Vietri sul Mare
media coverage of the landings
political implications in Italy
gptkbp:location gptkb:Salerno,_Italy
gptkbp:logistics challenging supply lines
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:Allied_naval_forces
gptkbp:objective capture of Naples
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Operation_Husky
gptkbp:proposed_by gptkb:Allied_Command
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance established a foothold in Italy
gptkbp:strategy amphibious assault
gptkbp:tactics beachhead establishment
gptkbp:weather_conditions difficult
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:VI_Corps
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6