Operation Shingle

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World War II amphibious operation military operation

Operation Shingle was the Allied amphibious landing at Anzio in January 1944 during World War II, intended to outflank German defenses and accelerate the liberation of Italy.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Anzio landings	2
Operation Shingle canonical	2
Anzio beachhead	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II amphibious operation ⓘ military operation ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Anzio landings NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent	Allied forces ⓘ Germany ⓘ Italy (Fascist Italian Social Republic) NERFINISHED ⓘ
casualties	heavy on both sides ⓘ
commandedBy	Lieutenant General John P. Lucas NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. VI Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
country	Italy ⓘ
countryInvolved	Canada ⓘ Germany ⓘ Italy (Italian Social Republic) NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dateOfLanding	1944-01-22 ⓘ
endDate	1944-06-05 ⓘ
forceType	amphibious landing ⓘ combined arms operation ⓘ
involvedUnit	1st Special Service Force NERFINISHED ⓘ British 1st Infantry Division NERFINISHED ⓘ British Commandos NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. 3rd Infantry Division NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Rangers NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. VI Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Anzio NERFINISHED ⓘ Nettuno NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	extended siege-like conditions on the beachhead ⓘ surprise amphibious landing behind German lines ⓘ
objective	accelerate the liberation of Italy ⓘ facilitate the capture of Rome ⓘ outflank the German Winter Line ⓘ
opposedBy	Field Marshal Albert Kesselring NERFINISHED ⓘ German Tenth Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Italian Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ
plannedBy	Allied high command NERFINISHED ⓘ British Prime Minister Winston Churchill NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Allied landings at Salerno ⓘ
relatedTo	Allied advance on Rome ⓘ Battle of Anzio NERFINISHED ⓘ Gustav Line NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	Allied tactical success with strategic controversy ⓘ establishment of Anzio beachhead ⓘ prolonged stalemate around Anzio ⓘ
startDate	1944-01-22 ⓘ
strategicContext	attempt to break stalemate in central Italy ⓘ
theater	Mediterranean Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Invasions of Italy → hasPart → Operation Shingle ⓘ

U.S. 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment → conflict → Operation Shingle ⓘ

subject surface form: 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment

John P. Lucas → notableEvent → Operation Shingle ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anzio landings

John P. Lucas → participantIn → Operation Shingle ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anzio landings

Operation Diadem → involves → Operation Shingle ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anzio beachhead