World War II Allied landings

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amphibious operation military campaign component

World War II Allied landings were large-scale amphibious assaults by the Allied powers on Axis-held territories, crucial for opening new fronts and turning the tide of the war in Europe and beyond.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
World War II Allied landings canonical	2
Normandy landings	1
Normandy landings naval bombardment	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	amphibious operation ⓘ military campaign component ⓘ
hasEffect	stretching Axis military resources ⓘ turning the tide of the war in Europe ⓘ
hasPurpose	liberate Axis-occupied territories ⓘ open new fronts against Axis powers ⓘ
involvedCountry	Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Free French Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableExample	Allied invasion of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Allied invasion of Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ Allied invasion of North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Allied invasion of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ Allied invasion of Southern France NERFINISHED ⓘ Anzio landings NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Iwo Jima NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Okinawa NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Tarawa NERFINISHED ⓘ D-Day NERFINISHED ⓘ Dieppe Raid NERFINISHED ⓘ Invasion of Guadalcanal NERFINISHED ⓘ Invasion of Leyte NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Dragoon NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Husky NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Jubilee NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Overlord NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Shingle NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Torch NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedBy	Axis powers NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedCountry	Imperial Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ
participant	Allied powers NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	World War II ⓘ
requiredCapability	joint planning between army, navy, and air forces ⓘ large-scale naval transport ⓘ specialized landing craft ⓘ
timePeriod	1939–1945 ⓘ
tookPlaceIn	European Theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean Theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedTactic	air superiority operations ⓘ airborne assault ⓘ amphibious assault ⓘ combined arms warfare ⓘ naval gunfire support ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Anzio → knownFor → World War II Allied landings ⓘ

Salerno → knownFor → World War II Allied landings ⓘ

Royal Navy battleships → engagedInBattle → World War II Allied landings ⓘ

this entity surface form: Normandy landings naval bombardment

Nan White → event → World War II Allied landings ⓘ

this entity surface form: Normandy landings