Battle of Gela
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The Battle of Gela was a World War II engagement during the Allied invasion of Sicily in July 1943, where American forces, including II Corps, defended their beachhead against determined Axis counterattacks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Gela canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sicily 1943
ⓘ
surface form:
Gela beachhead battle
|
| attacker |
German Army
ⓘ
Italian Army (Kingdom of Italy) ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Army
|
| belligerent |
Allies
ⓘ
Axis powers ⓘ |
| campaign |
Allied invasion of Sicily
ⓘ
surface form:
Sicily campaign
|
| combatantRole |
American forces defended beachhead
ⓘ
Axis forces attempted to drive Allies into the sea ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Germany
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date |
1943-07-10
ⓘ
1943-07-11 ⓘ |
| defender | United States Army ⓘ |
| front | Italian Front ⓘ |
| hasPhase |
Axis counterattacks on beachhead
ⓘ
initial amphibious landings ⓘ stabilization of Allied lines ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
Hermann Göring Panzer Division
ⓘ
surface form:
Hermann Göring Division
Italian Livorno Division ⓘ United States 1st Infantry Division ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. 1st Infantry Division
U.S. 45th Infantry Division ⓘ U.S. 82nd Airborne Division ⓘ U.S. II Corps ⓘ |
| location |
Gela
ⓘ
surface form:
Gela, Sicily
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Axis armored counterattacks against beachhead
ⓘ
naval gunfire support for U.S. forces ⓘ |
| objective |
secure beachhead at Gela
ⓘ
support Allied landings in Sicily ⓘ |
| operationType |
amphibious landing
ⓘ
combined arms battle ⓘ |
| partOf |
Allied invasion of Sicily
ⓘ
Allied invasion of Sicily ⓘ
surface form:
Operation Husky
|
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| strategicConsequence |
enabled advance inland from Gela beaches
ⓘ
secured Allied foothold in Sicily ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Allied air forces
ⓘ
Allied naval forces ⓘ |
| theater | Mediterranean Theater of Operations ⓘ |
| timePeriod | July 1943 ⓘ |
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