Operation Slapstick
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Operation Slapstick was a World War II Allied amphibious landing at the Italian port of Taranto in September 1943, conducted as part of the broader Italian Campaign following Italy’s armistice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Slapstick canonical | 8 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II operation
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| aimedAt | occupying Taranto before German forces could secure it ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Attack on Taranto
ⓘ
surface form:
Taranto landings
|
| belligerent |
Allies of World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Allies
Germany ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| casualties | low ⓘ |
| commander |
Bernard Montgomery
ⓘ
Harold Alexander ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Germany
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endDate | 1943-09-11 ⓘ |
| forceInvolved |
British 1st Airborne Division
ⓘ
Italian Navy ⓘ
surface form:
Regia Marina
Royal Navy ⓘ |
| front |
Southern Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Front of World War II
|
| involvedArm |
British Army
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ
surface form:
German Army
Royal Navy ⓘ |
| location |
Apulia
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Taranto ⓘ |
| notableEvent | capture of Taranto with limited opposition ⓘ |
| objective |
secure a foothold in southern Italy
ⓘ
seize the port of Taranto ⓘ |
| operationType |
amphibious landing
ⓘ
naval operation ⓘ |
| partOf |
Italian campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied invasion of Italy
Allied operations in the Mediterranean ⓘ Italian campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Campaign
|
| plannedBy |
Allied forces
ⓘ
British Eighth Army ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Italian armistice of 1943
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian armistice of Cassibile
|
| relatedOperation |
Operation Avalanche
ⓘ
Operation Baytown ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1943-09-09 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | secured a major port for Allied logistics in southern Italy ⓘ |
| theater |
European theatre of World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian theater of World War II
Mediterranean Theater of Operations ⓘ |
| timePeriod | September 1943 ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | announcement of Italy’s surrender ⓘ |
| year | 1943 ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Operation Avalanche