Siege of Saint-Malo (1944)

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:castle
gptkbp:casualties Heavy, especially among German defenders and French civilians
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Free_French_Forces
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Anthony_McAuliffe
Andreas von Aulock
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:endDate 17 August 1944
gptkbp:followedBy Siege of Brest (1944)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of Saint-Malo (1944)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Saint-Malo,_France
gptkbp:notableEvent Destruction of much of Saint-Malo
gptkbp:notableUnit 83rd Infantry Division (United States)
Festung Saint-Malo (German garrison)
gptkbp:objective Capture of the port of Saint-Malo
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Operation_Cobra
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:startDate 4 August 1944
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Reconstruction_of_Saint-Malo
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7