Gothic Line offensive

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World War II campaign military offensive

The Gothic Line offensive was a major Allied assault in late 1944 aimed at breaking through Germany’s last major defensive line in northern Italy during World War II.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Advance to the Gothic Line 1
Battle of the Gothic Line 1
Gothic Line defensive operations 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II campaign ⓘ
military offensive ⓘ
aim break through the Gothic Line ⓘ
defeat German forces in northern Italy ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Gothic Line offensive ⓘ
surface form: Battle of the Gothic Line
belligerent Allied Armies in Italy ⓘ
German Army Group C ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryInvolved Brazil ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
India ⓘ
Italian Social Republic ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ
Poland ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
defensiveLineTargeted Gustav Line ⓘ
surface form: Gothic Line
endTime 1944-12 ⓘ
followedBy Spring 1945 offensive in Italy ⓘ
front Italian Front ⓘ
geographicScope Adriatic sector of northern Italy ⓘ
Apennines ⓘ
surface form: Apennine Mountains

Tyrrhenian sector of northern Italy ⓘ
involvedBranch air forces ⓘ
armored forces ⓘ
artillery ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
location Northern Italy ⓘ
surface form: northern Italy
militaryObjective breach Germany’s last major defensive line in Italy ⓘ
opponent Allied forces ⓘ
German forces ⓘ
Italian Social Republic ⓘ
surface form: Italian Social Republic forces
partOf Allied operations in the Mediterranean Theater ⓘ
Italian campaign ⓘ
surface form: Italian Campaign
precededBy Battle of Anzio ⓘ
Battle of Monte Cassino ⓘ
result Allied penetration of the Gothic Line ⓘ
continued German resistance north of the line ⓘ
startTime 1944-08 ⓘ
strategicGoal force German withdrawal from central and northern Italy ⓘ
open the way to the Po Valley ⓘ
strategicSignificance last major German defensive position in Italy ⓘ
timePeriod late 1944 ⓘ
typeOfAction combined arms offensive ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

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

Gothic Line offensive → alsoKnownAs → Gothic Line offensive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of the Gothic Line
2nd New Zealand Division → engagement → Gothic Line offensive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Advance to the Gothic Line
442nd Regimental Combat Team → engagement → Gothic Line offensive ⓘ
Eighth Army (United Kingdom) → engagement → Gothic Line offensive ⓘ
13th Corps → engagement → Gothic Line offensive ⓘ
subject surface form: XIII Corps
Italian campaign → includesBattle → Gothic Line offensive ⓘ
15th Army Group → notableBattle → Gothic Line offensive ⓘ
4th Indian Division → notableEngagement → Gothic Line offensive ⓘ
Italian Co-Belligerent Army → notableEngagement → Gothic Line offensive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gothic Line operations
U.S. Fifth Army → notableOperation → Gothic Line offensive ⓘ
Heinrich von Vietinghoff → participatedIn → Gothic Line offensive ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gothic Line defensive operations