British airborne forces at Arnhem

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operations
gptkbp:aftermath Retreat and regrouping of Allied forces
gptkbp:airborne_troops_deployed Approximately 10,000
gptkbp:casualties High British and Dutch civilian casualties
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Major_General_Roy_Urquhart
gptkbp:commemorated_by Annual memorial services
gptkbp:date September 17-26, 1944
gptkbp:enemy German 2nd SS Panzer Corps
gptkbp:goal Capture the Arnhem bridge
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historical_impact Influenced post-war military strategy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British airborne forces at Arnhem
gptkbp:involved_forces Ground troops from the British XXX Corps
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:1st_Airborne_Division
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_Frost
gptkbp:legacy Lessons learned in airborne operations
gptkbp:location gptkb:Arnhem,_Netherlands
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Arnhem
gptkbp:notable_quote ' The bridge too far'
gptkbp:operations Airborne assault
gptkbp:outcome Allied defeat
Secure a bridgehead over the Rhine
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkbp:significance Part of the larger Allied strategy to end the war quickly
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of key bridges in the Netherlands
gptkbp:tactics_used Airborne insertion
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_Frost
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6