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.
subject surface form: "Operation Avalanche"