Spring 1945 offensive in Italy

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Spring_1945_offensive_in_Italy

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Operation_Grapeshot
gptkbp:casualties	Allied: ~16,000 killed or wounded Axis: ~30,000 killed or wounded
gptkbp:combatant	gptkb:Allied_forces gptkb:Italian_Social_Republic German forces
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Mark_W._Clark gptkb:Richard_McCreery gptkb:Heinrich_von_Vietinghoff gptkb:Lucian_Truscott gptkb:Charles_Keightley gptkb:Rodolfo_Graziani
gptkbp:endDate	2 May 1945
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:German_surrender_in_Italy
gptkbp:heldPrisonersFrom	Axis: ~600,000
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	Final Allied offensive in Italy during World War II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Spring 1945 offensive in Italy
gptkbp:involvedIn	gptkb:British_Eighth_Army gptkb:Polish_II_Corps gptkb:U.S._Fifth_Army gptkb:1st_Canadian_Armoured_Brigade gptkb:Brazilian_Expeditionary_Force gptkb:German_Army_Group_C gptkb:Italian_National_Liberation_Committee
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Northern_Italy
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Battle_of_Bologna gptkb:Battle_of_Collecchio gptkb:Battle_of_Lake_Garda gptkb:Battle_of_the_Argenta_Gap gptkb:Battle_of_the_Po_River
gptkbp:notableParticipant	gptkb:Jewish_Brigade gptkb:Italian_partisans gptkb:British_Indian_Army gptkb:Gurkha_units gptkb:Italian_Co-belligerent_Army gptkb:New_Zealand_forces gptkb:South_African_forces
gptkbp:objective	gptkb:Liberation_of_Northern_Italy Defeat of German forces in Italy
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Italian_Campaign_of_World_War_II
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Gothic_Line_offensive
gptkbp:result	Allied victory
gptkbp:significantEvent	gptkb:Liberation_of_Bologna gptkb:Liberation_of_Milan gptkb:Liberation_of_Venice Surrender of German Army Group C
gptkbp:startDate	6 April 1945
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Battle_of_Bologna_(1945) gptkb:Battle_of_Bologna
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5