Allied invasion of German-occupied France

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operations
gptkbp:air_support gptkb:Allied_air_forces
gptkbp:casualties Over 425,000 total casualties
gptkbp:commemoration D-Day memorials
gptkbp:cultural_representation Numerous films and books
gptkbp:date June 6, 1944
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy
gptkbp:defense gptkb:Atlantic_Wall
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Liberation_of_Paris
gptkbp:has_beach gptkb:D-Day_landings
gptkbp:historical_impact Significant impact on the outcome of WWII
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Allied invasion of German-occupied France
gptkbp:intelligence gptkb:Operation_Bodyguard
gptkbp:involved_forces gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Free_French_Forces
gptkbp:involved_technology gptkb:transport_aircraft
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:military_aircraft
gptkb:artillery
gptkb:safety_equipment
gptkb:tank
gptkb:drones
Radar systems
Communication equipment
Submarines
Bombers
Paratroopers
Naval ships
Logistics and supply chains
Landing zones
Naval mines
Supply ships
Fighter planes
gptkbp:landings_at gptkb:Gold_Beach
gptkb:Omaha_Beach
gptkb:Juno_Beach
gptkb:Utah_Beach
gptkb:Sword_Beach
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Bernard_Montgomery
gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:Omar_Bradley
gptkb:Erwin_Rommel
gptkbp:location gptkb:France
gptkbp:logistics Mulberry harbors
gptkbp:military_strategy Amphibious assault
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:Allied_naval_forces
gptkbp:objective Liberate France from Nazi occupation
gptkbp:operations gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Operation_Neptune
gptkbp:responds_to gptkb:Operation_Fortitude
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance Turning point in World War II
gptkbp:strategic_importance Opening a Western Front
gptkbp:weather_conditions Poor weather delayed landings
gptkbp:year August 1944
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:D-Day
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3