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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Facilitated the advance into Germany
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gptkbp:air_support
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Allied air superiority
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gptkbp:casualties
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High casualties on both sides
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkb:Nazi_Germany
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:General_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:General_Omar_Bradley
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gptkbp:commemoration
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Memorials in Germany
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gptkbp:date
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January 7, 1945
February 21, 1945
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gptkbp:defense
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German fortifications along the river
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Operation_Plunder
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gptkbp:german_units
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gptkb:15th_Army
gptkb:7th_Army
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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Examined in military studies
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Late stages of World War II
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Part of the larger Rhineland Campaign
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of the Roer River
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gptkbp:impact
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Influenced post-war military strategies
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gptkbp:intelligence
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Allied reconnaissance missions
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gptkbp:involved
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gptkb:German_Wehrmacht
gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkb:US_Army
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gptkbp:legacy
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Part of the narrative of Allied victory in Europe
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gptkbp:location
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Roer River, Germany
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gptkbp:logistics
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Supply lines from the Allies
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gptkbp:media_appearances
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Documentaries and books
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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Break through the Siegfried Line
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gptkbp:military_unit
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gptkb:Canadian_1st_Army
gptkb:British_2nd_Army
gptkb:US_1st_Army
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gptkbp:objective
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Capture of the German industrial heartland
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gptkbp:operations
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gptkb:Operation_Blackcock
gptkb:Operation_Grenade
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
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gptkbp:result
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Allied victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Strategic crossing of the Roer River
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gptkbp:strategy
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Crossing the river at multiple points
Defend the western front
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gptkbp:tactics
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Flooding of the Roer River dams
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gptkbp:terrain
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Rural and urban areas along the river
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gptkbp:weather_conditions
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Cold winter weather
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Ardennes
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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