Sicily Campaign

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:airborneOperation gptkb:Operation_Fustian
gptkb:Operation_Ladbroke
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Operation_Husky
gptkbp:amphibiousLanding gptkb:Syracuse
gptkb:Augusta
gptkb:Gela
gptkb:Licata
gptkb:Pachino
gptkb:Portopalo_di_Capo_Passero
gptkb:Pozzallo
gptkb:Scoglitti
gptkb:Avola
gptkbp:casualtiesAllied ~24,000
gptkbp:casualtiesGerman ~29,000
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkb:Axis_forces
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:George_S._Patton
gptkb:Alfredo_Guzzoni
gptkb:Albert_Kesselring
Bernard Montgomery
Harold Alexander
gptkbp:endDate 1943-08-17
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkbp:heldPrisonersFrom ~140,000 Axis soldiers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sicily Campaign
gptkbp:involvedCountry gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:involvedOperation gptkb:Operation_Fustian
gptkb:Operation_Ladbroke
gptkb:Operation_Husky
gptkbp:location gptkb:Sicily
gptkbp:navalOperation gptkb:Operation_Husky
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Centuripe
gptkb:Battle_of_Gela
gptkb:Battle_of_Primosole_Bridge
gptkb:Battle_of_Troina
gptkbp:objective gptkb:Capture_of_Sicily
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:North_African_Campaign
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance Led to the downfall of Mussolini
Opened the way for the Allied invasion of mainland Italy
gptkbp:startDate 1943-07-09
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:82nd_Airborne_Division
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4