Sicilian Campaign

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military campaign
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:Allied_occupation_of_Sicily
Impact_on_Italian_politics
Increased_Allied_morale
gptkbp:casualties Axis forces casualties
Allied_forces_casualties
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Allied_forces
Axis powers
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:General_George_S._Patton
gptkb:General_Bernard_Montgomery
gptkbp:finaleDate August 17, 1943
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:U.S._Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:historicalContext Part_of_the_Mediterranean_Theater_of_World_War_II
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Demonstrated effectiveness of combined operations
First major Allied invasion of Europe
Influenced_post-war_European_politics
Increased_pressure_on_Axis_forces_in_the_Mediterranean
Led_to_the_downfall_of_the_Fascist_regime_in_Italy
Set_the_stage_for_the_liberation_of_Italy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sicilian Campaign
gptkbp:intelligence Axis intelligence failures
Allied_intelligence_operations
gptkbp:involved gptkb:U.S._Seventh_Army
gptkb:British_Eighth_Army
gptkbp:launchDate July 9, 1943
gptkbp:location gptkb:Sicily
gptkbp:logistics Supply lines
Amphibious landings
gptkbp:navalFleet gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:U.S._Navy
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Troina
Battle of Gela
Battle of Sicily
gptkbp:operations Operation Husky
gptkbp:outcome Overthrow of Mussolini
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkbp:result Allied_victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic_base_for_the_Italian_Campaign
gptkbp:strategicGoals Capture_Sicily
gptkbp:tactics Air superiority
Combined arms operations
Amphibious assault