The Fighting 16th

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:16th_Maine_Infantry
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:API
gptkbp:associated_with American military history
gptkbp:awarded_by gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:General_George_S._Patton
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:Italy
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:established gptkb:1942
gptkbp:fought_in gptkb:Axis_powers
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Fort_Bragg
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Siege_of_Bastogne
gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Crossing_of_the_Rhine
gptkb:Liberation_of_Paris
gptkb:Battle_of_Hurtgen_Forest
gptkb:Battle_of_Aachen
gptkbp:historical_significance pivotal role in liberation of Europe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Fighting 16th
gptkbp:influenced subsequent military units
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in various memorials
gptkbp:is_engaged_in gptkb:D-Day_landings
gptkbp:known_for high casualty rates
bravery in combat
tactical innovations
leadership under fire
strategic victories
combat in Europe
gptkbp:motto We Fight Together
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Fighting_Sixteenth
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Colonel_John_Smith
Major Richard Jones
Lieutenant David White
Captain James Green
Sergeant Michael Brown
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkbp:received gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:recruitment various states
gptkbp:symbol unit insignia
gptkbp:training infantry tactics