Battle of Mignano Gap
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The Battle of Mignano Gap was a World War II engagement in Italy in late 1943, in which Allied forces fought through a key mountain pass to break German defensive lines on the approach to Monte Cassino.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Mignano Gap canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allied forces
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German forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| consequence |
breach of German defensive line in the sector
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enabled Allied advance toward Monte Cassino ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Germany
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Italy (as theater of operations) NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| date | late 1943 ⓘ |
| defendedBy | German ground forces ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| front | Italian Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
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Liri Valley approaches NERFINISHED ⓘ Mignano Gap NERFINISHED ⓘ mountain pass near Mignano ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Mediterranean Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent | German defensive forces ⓘ |
| outcome | German defensive positions forced back ⓘ |
| partOf |
Allied advance toward Monte Cassino
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Italian Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ campaign to breach the Gustav Line ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Allied advance from Naples
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Battle of Monte Cassino NERFINISHED ⓘ Gustav Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| side |
Allies
NERFINISHED
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Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
important engagement in the approach to Monte Cassino
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key step in opening the route to Rome ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
break German defensive lines
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open approach to Monte Cassino ⓘ secure key mountain pass ⓘ |
| terrain |
mountainous terrain
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narrow pass ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
after Allied landings at Salerno
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before the Battle of Monte Cassino ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare |
land battle
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mountain warfare ⓘ |
| usedBy | Allied ground forces ⓘ |
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