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alsoKnownAs
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Battle of Salerno
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surface form:
Salerno landings
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belligerent
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Allied forces
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belligerent
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Axis powers
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commander
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Harold Alexander
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commander
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Heinrich von Vietinghoff
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commander
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Mark W. Clark
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conflict
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World War II
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country
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Italy
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dateContext
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took place after the fall of Mussolini
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endDate
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1943-09-16
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followedBy
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Battle of the Volturno Line
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followedBy
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advance toward Naples
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front
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Italian Front
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instanceOf
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Allied amphibious landing
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instanceOf
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military operation
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involvedUnit
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British X Corps
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involvedUnit
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German Tenth Army
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surface form:
German 10th Army
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involvedUnit
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U.S. Fifth Army
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involvedUnit
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U.S. VI Corps
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landingArea
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Gulf of Salerno
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landingArea
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beaches south of Salerno
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location
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Salerno
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location
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Italy
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surface form:
mainland Italy
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objective
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capture Naples
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objective
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secure a beachhead in mainland Italy
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opponent
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Germany
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opponent
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Italy
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partOf
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Battle of Salerno
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surface form:
Allied invasion of Italy
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partOf
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Battle of Salerno
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surface form:
Allied invasion of mainland Italy
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partOf
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Italian campaign
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surface form:
Italian Campaign
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plannedBy
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Allied High Command
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surface form:
Allied high command
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precededBy
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Allied invasion of Sicily
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primaryAlliedNation
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United Kingdom
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primaryAlliedNation
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United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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relatedEvent
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armistice of Cassibile
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surface form:
Italian armistice of 8 September 1943
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relatedOperation
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Operation Baytown
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relatedOperation
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Operation Slapstick
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result
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Allied victory
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riskFactor
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conducted without preliminary naval bombardment at some beaches
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startDate
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1943-09-09
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startMonth
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September 1943
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strategicSignificance
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forced German diversion of forces to Italy
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strategicSignificance
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opened a new front on mainland Europe
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theater
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Mediterranean Theater of Operations
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type
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amphibious assault
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