Properties (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military campaign
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
over 1 million
|
| gptkbp:commanded |
gptkb:Field_Marshal_Erwin_Rommel
gptkb:General_Bernard_Montgomery |
| gptkbp:completed |
May 13, 1943
|
| gptkbp:filmography |
gptkb:Mediterranean_Theater
|
| gptkbp:geographicalFeature |
gptkb:North_Africa
|
| gptkbp:historicalImpact |
influenced post-war geopolitics
boosted_Allied_morale shifted_balance_of_power_in_North_Africa led_to_increased_American_involvement_in_Europe set_the_stage_for_the_Italian_Campaign |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
the North African Campaign
|
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:Allied_forces
Axis forces |
| gptkbp:involvedCountries |
gptkb:Commonwealth_nations
gptkb:France gptkb:Germany gptkb:Italy gptkb:United_Kingdom gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:keyFigures |
gptkb:Montgomery
gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower gptkb:Charles_de_Gaulle gptkb:Wavell gptkb:Rommel gptkb:Omar_Bradley gptkb:George_S._Patton Alexander Kesselring Giraud |
| gptkbp:launched |
June 10, 1940
|
| gptkbp:logistics |
transportation challenges
tank warfare use of air support desert warfare conditions supply_lines_through_the_Mediterranean |
| gptkbp:militaryRank |
blitzkrieg tactics
combined arms warfare defensive operations offensive operations |
| gptkbp:notableBattle |
gptkb:Operation_Torch
Battle of El Alamein Battle of Kasserine Pass Battle of Gazala Siege of Tobruk |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Axis_powers_expelled_from_North_Africa
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:World_War_II
|
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
Allied_victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
access to oil supplies
strategic_control_of_the_Mediterranean opening_of_Italian_front |