Battle of Utah Beach

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:after_action_report US Army report
gptkbp:air_support gptkb:Allied_air_forces
gptkbp:casualties 2000 Allied casualties
2000 German casualties
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:German_forces
gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Omar_Bradley
gptkb:General_Theodore_Roosevelt_Jr.
gptkbp:date June 6, 1944
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Carentan
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the larger Normandy Campaign
gptkbp:historical_figures gptkb:Gerd_von_Rundstedt
gptkb:Heinrich_von_Vietinghoff
gptkb:Sir_Winston_Churchill
gptkb:Charles_de_Gaulle_Sr.
gptkb:Bernard_Montgomery
gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:Omar_Bradley
gptkb:Erwin_Rommel
gptkb:Maxime_Weygand
gptkb:George_S._Patton
gptkb:Theodore_Roosevelt_Jr.
gptkbp:historical_significance First successful landing in Europe during WWII
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Utah Beach
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:70th_Tank_Battalion
gptkb:Engineer_Special_Brigade
gptkb:8th_Infantry_Regiment
gptkb:4th_Infantry_Division
Coast Guard units
gptkbp:location Utah Beach, Normandy, France
gptkbp:media_coverage Documentaries and films
gptkbp:memorials gptkb:Utah_Beach_Museum
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:US_Navy
gptkbp:objective Secure a beachhead in Normandy
gptkbp:outcome Establishment of a foothold in France
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Omaha_Beach
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance gptkb:D-Day_landings
gptkbp:strategic_importance Gateway to liberating France
gptkbp:strategy Amphibious assault
gptkbp:strength 23,000 Allied troops
gptkbp:tactics Combined arms operations
Naval bombardment
Airborne drops
Use of landing crafts
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Normandy_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_Carentan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5