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.


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 (3)

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

Italian campaign includesOperation Operation Baytown
Avalanche relatedOperation Operation Baytown
subject surface form: "Operation Avalanche"
Operation Slapstick relatedOperation Operation Baytown

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