Properties (49)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
battle
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gptkbp:aftermath |
Accelerated_the_end_of_the_war_in_Europe
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gptkbp:casualties |
High for both sides
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gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkb:Nazi_Germany |
gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Bernard_Montgomery
gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower |
gptkbp:date |
1945
March 28, 1945 March 7, 1945 |
gptkbp:followedBy |
Battle of the Ruhr
|
gptkbp:foughtIn |
March 7, 1945 and March 28, 1945
|
gptkbp:geographicalFeature |
Strategic_river_in_Western_Europe
|
gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:World_War_II
|
gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Key_to_the_Allied_advance_into_Germany
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the River Rhine
|
gptkbp:keyEvent |
Operation Plunder
Operation Varsity Capture of key towns Establishment of bridgeheads Crossing at Remagen Allied_air_superiority German_counterattacks Encirclement_of_German_forces Disruption_of_German_supply_lines Final_push_into_Germany |
gptkbp:legacy |
Commemoration in military history
Tactical lessons for future conflicts Influenced_post-war_Europe Symbol_of_Allied_cooperation |
gptkbp:location |
Rhine_River,_Germany
|
gptkbp:militaryRank |
gptkb:French_forces
gptkb:US_12th_Army_Group gptkb:British_21st_Army_Group Use of deception and surprise Canadian_forces |
gptkbp:outcome |
Allied_forces_established_a_foothold_in_Germany
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gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Western_Front
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gptkbp:precededBy |
Battle of the Bulge
|
gptkbp:result |
Allied_victory
|
gptkbp:significance |
Crossing_of_the_Rhine_River
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gptkbp:strategicGoals |
Opening_of_the_way_into_Germany
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gptkbp:tactics |
Airborne operations
River crossing operations |
gptkbp:technology |
Air support
Bridging equipment Artillery bombardment Infantry divisions Tank units |