Naples-Foggia

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Naples-Foggia refers to a World War II Allied campaign in southern Italy focused on the liberation and control of the Naples and Foggia regions.

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Naples-Foggia canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II campaign ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
alliedForceType British Eighth Army ⓘ
U.S. Fifth Army ⓘ
belligerent Allied forces ⓘ
Axis forces ⓘ
linked to: Axis
campaignGoal secure ports and airfields for further Allied operations in Italy ⓘ
support advance toward Rome ⓘ
commander Albert Kesselring ⓘ
Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ
Harold Alexander ⓘ
Mark W. Clark ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryInvolved Canada ⓘ
Free French Forces ⓘ
Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
endDate 1944-01 ⓘ
front Italian Front ⓘ
hasCasualties yes ⓘ
includesOperation Operation Avalanche ⓘ
Salerno landings ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Salerno

crossing of the Volturno River ⓘ
location southern Italy ⓘ
linked to: Southern Italy
militaryBranchInvolved Allied air forces ⓘ
Allied ground forces ⓘ
Allied naval forces ⓘ
notableOutcome capture of Foggia airfield complex ⓘ
liberation of Naples from German occupation ⓘ
objective control of Apulia region ⓘ
control of Campania region ⓘ
liberation of Naples ⓘ
seizure of Foggia airfields ⓘ
opponentForceType German Army ⓘ
Italian forces loyal to Axis ⓘ
partOf Italian Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Italian campaign
regionInvolved Apulia ⓘ
Campania ⓘ
Foggia ⓘ
Naples ⓘ
result Allied victory ⓘ
startDate 1943-09 ⓘ
strategicImportance provided air bases for bombing operations against Germany and the Balkans ⓘ
secured major port facilities at Naples ⓘ
theater Mediterranean Theater of Operations ⓘ
timePeriod 20th century ⓘ

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