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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:military_operation
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gptkbp:casualties
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over 4,700 Allied casualties
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gptkbp:codename
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gptkb:Omaha
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Dietrich_Kraiss
gptkb:Clarence_R._Huebner
gptkb:Omar_Bradley
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gptkbp:conflict
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:date
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6 June 1944
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gptkbp:followedBy
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advance inland to Saint-Lô
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of Omaha Beach
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gptkbp:location
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Omaha Beach, Normandy, France
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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difficult terrain and obstacles
heavy resistance from German defenders
high Allied casualties on D-Day
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gptkbp:notableUnit
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gptkb:1st_Infantry_Division_(United_States)
gptkb:29th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)
gptkb:352nd_Infantry_Division_(Germany)
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gptkbp:objective
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secure a beachhead for further Allied operations in Normandy
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Normandy_landings
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gptkbp:precededBy
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pre-invasion bombardment
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gptkbp:result
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Allied victory
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:US_Army_Rangers_(early_WWII)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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