Operation Baytown
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Operation Baytown was an Allied World War II amphibious landing in southern Italy that marked the beginning of the mainland Italian campaign.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Baytown canonical | 8 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II amphibious landing
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allies of World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Allies
Canada ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| codenameUser | Allied forces ⓘ |
| commander | Bernard Montgomery ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Canada
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ Italy ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 3 September 1943 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Operation Avalanche
ⓘ
Operation Slapstick ⓘ |
| front | Italian Front ⓘ |
| landingArea |
Reggio Calabria
ⓘ
surface form:
Reggio di Calabria
|
| launchPoint | Sicily ⓘ |
| location |
Calabria
ⓘ
Southern Italy ⓘ
surface form:
southern Italy
|
| militaryBranch | British Eighth Army ⓘ |
| notableFeature | first Allied landing on the Italian mainland in World War II ⓘ |
| objective |
to begin the mainland Italian campaign
ⓘ
to establish Allied forces on the Italian mainland ⓘ |
| operationType | amphibious assault ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
Kingdom of Italy
ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| partOf |
Italian campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied invasion of Italy
Italian campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Campaign
|
| precededBy | Allied invasion of Sicily ⓘ |
| result |
Allied victory
ⓘ
successful Allied landing in Calabria ⓘ |
| strategicPurpose | to draw German forces away from the Salerno area ⓘ |
| theater |
Mediterranean Theater of Operations
ⓘ
surface form:
Mediterranean Theatre of World War II
|
| year | 1943 ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Operation Avalanche
subject surface form:
Armistice of Cassibile