Battle of Ancona
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The Battle of Ancona was a key World War II engagement on the Italian Front in 1944, in which Allied forces—prominently including the Polish II Corps—captured the strategic Adriatic port city of Ancona from German control.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Ancona canonical | 5 |
| Battle of Bologna | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Eighth Army operations on the Adriatic coast
ⓘ
Polish Armed Forces in the West ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allied forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Allies
Germany ⓘ |
| campaignPhase | Allied advance toward the Gothic Line ⓘ |
| cityCaptured | Ancona ⓘ |
| coast | Adriatic Sea ⓘ |
| combatant |
British Eighth Army
ⓘ
Polish II Corps ⓘ Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Germany
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Poland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 1944 ⓘ |
| front | Adriatic sector of the Italian Front ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| location |
Ancona
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Marche region ⓘ
surface form:
Marche
|
| militaryBranchInvolved | land forces ⓘ |
| notableFor |
capture of a key German-held port city
ⓘ
major role of Polish II Corps ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of Ancona
ⓘ
seizure of Adriatic port facilities ⓘ |
| opponent | German forces in Italy ⓘ |
| outcome | German forces expelled from Ancona ⓘ |
| partOf |
Italian campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Campaign
Italian Front ⓘ |
| portCity | Ancona ⓘ |
| region | central Italy ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| side |
Allied forces
ⓘ
Axis ⓘ
surface form:
Axis forces
|
| strategicImportance |
provided Allies with an Adriatic supply port
ⓘ
supported Allied advance in central Italy ⓘ |
| theater | Mediterranean Theater of Operations ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement |
offensive operation
ⓘ
urban combat ⓘ |
| year | 1944 ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Bologna