Siege of Bastogne

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Siege_of_Bastogne

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:castle
gptkbp:casualties	heavy on both sides
gptkbp:combatant	gptkb:Nazi_Germany gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Heinrich_Freiherr_von_Lüttwitz gptkb:Anthony_McAuliffe
gptkbp:conflict	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Belgium
gptkbp:endDate	27 December 1944
gptkbp:hasRelief	gptkb:Patton's_Third_Army
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Siege of Bastogne
gptkbp:involvedIn	gptkb:101st_Airborne_Division gptkb:10th_Armored_Division gptkb:12th_SS_Panzer_Division gptkb:26th_Volksgrenadier_Division gptkb:Combat_Command_B gptkb:Panzer_Lehr_Division gptkb:2nd_Panzer_Division
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Bastogne
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:McAuliffe's_'Nuts!'_reply
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Brigadier_General_Anthony_McAuliffe gptkb:Heinrich_Freiherr_von_Lüttwitz gptkb:General_George_S._Patton
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkbp:relievedOn	26 December 1944
gptkbp:result	Allied victory
gptkbp:significance	key to blocking German advance
gptkbp:startDate	20 December 1944
gptkbp:surroundedBy	gptkb:US_forces
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:U.S._Army_761st_Tank_Battalion gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge gptkb:German_2nd_Panzer_Division
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5