Assault on Merville Gun Battery
GPTKB entity
Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:military_operation
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| gptkbp:casualties |
high for British paratroopers
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| gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkb:United_Kingdom |
| gptkbp:commander |
Terence Otway
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| gptkbp:conflict |
gptkb:Second_World_War
|
| gptkbp:date |
6 June 1944
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
advance to Le Plein
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Assault on Merville Gun Battery
|
| gptkbp:involvedIn |
9th Parachute Battalion
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| gptkbp:location |
Merville-Franceville-Plage, Normandy, France
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| gptkbp:objective |
neutralize German coastal artillery battery
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:D-Day
gptkb:Operation_Tonga |
| gptkbp:precededBy |
parachute drop
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| gptkbp:result |
Allied victory
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:9th_(Eastern_and_Home_Counties)_Parachute_Battalion
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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