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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Normandy_Campaign
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Establishment of a foothold in Europe
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gptkbp:casualties
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Approximately 1,000 Allied casualties
Approximately 500 German casualties
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gptkbp:code
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gptkb:Sword_Beach
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:commander
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Major General John M. Wright
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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Influenced films and literature about D-Day
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gptkbp:current_champion
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gptkb:German_21st_Panzer_Division
German 716th Infantry Division
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gptkbp:date
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June 6, 1944
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gptkbp:enemy
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German bunkers and obstacles present
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gptkbp:finale_date
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Analysis of tactics and outcomes
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gptkbp:historical_context
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:historical_debate
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Debate over effectiveness of landings
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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First major assault of D-Day
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of Sword Beach
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gptkbp:intelligence
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Pre-landing reconnaissance missions conducted
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gptkbp:involved_forces
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gptkb:British_3rd_Infantry_Division
gptkb:British_27th_Armoured_Brigade
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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Commemorative sites established
June 6 each year
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gptkbp:key_figures
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gptkb:General_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:Field_Marshal_Bernard_Montgomery
gptkb:Admiral_Sir_Bertram_Ramsay
gptkb:General_Omar_Bradley
Major General John M. Wright
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gptkbp:location
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Sword Beach, Normandy, France
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gptkbp:logistics
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Amphibious landing craft used
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gptkbp:max_takeoff_weight
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Initial landings at 07:30
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gptkbp:media_coverage
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Documented in various historical accounts
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gptkbp:military_branch
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Surviving veterans honored annually
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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Seizing key coastal positions
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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Lessons learned for future amphibious operations
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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gptkb:Operation_Neptune
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gptkbp:notable_ships
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gptkb:starship
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gptkbp:objective
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Establish a beachhead in Normandy
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Operation_Overlord
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Juno_Beach
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gptkbp:related_event
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Other beach landings on D-Day
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gptkbp:result
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Allied victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Part of the D-Day landings
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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Contributed to the liberation of Western Europe
Opening a Western Front against Nazi Germany
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gptkbp:succeeded_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Gold_Beach
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gptkbp:supports
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gptkb:military_base
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gptkbp:tactics
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Combined arms operations
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gptkbp:type
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Amphibious assault
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