D-Day airborne operations

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operations
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:C-47_Skytrain
gptkb:Waco_CG-4_A
gptkbp:casualties approximately 13,000
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:General_Omar_Bradley
gptkbp:commemoration D-Day anniversary events
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature
inspired video games
inspired memorials
gptkbp:date June 6, 1944
gptkbp:drop_zones DZ A, DZ B, DZ C
gptkbp:enemy gptkb:German_Wehrmacht
German counterattacks
gptkbp:events gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkbp:has_units gptkb:82nd_Airborne_Division
gptkb:101st_Airborne_Division
gptkbp:historical_analysis military strategy studies
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Operation_Neptune
gptkb:German_occupation_of_France
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Allied_invasion_of_Europe
gptkbp:historical_documentation after-action reports
gptkbp:historical_impact increased Allied morale
gptkbp:historical_significance largest amphibious invasion in history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label D-Day airborne operations
gptkbp:intelligence gptkb:Operation_Fortitude
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:General_George_S._Patton
gptkb:Field_Marshal_Bernard_Montgomery
gptkb:General_Matthew_Ridgway
gptkbp:location gptkb:Normandy,_France
gptkbp:logistics airborne supply drops
gptkbp:media_appearances films and documentaries
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkbp:military_technology use of gliders
coordinated air and ground assault
gptkbp:mission secure communication lines
capture key bridges
disrupt German reinforcements
gptkbp:objective secure landing zones
gptkbp:operational_use gptkb:naval_bombardment
gptkbp:paratroopers_involved over 13,000
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkbp:post-operation_assessment lessons learned
gptkbp:preparations extensive training
gptkbp:result successful establishment of beachhead
gptkbp:significance turning point in World War II
gptkbp:strategic_importance opening a Western front
gptkbp:tactics airborne insertion
gptkbp:type airborne assault
gptkbp:veterans surviving paratroopers
gptkbp:weather_conditions poor visibility
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:C-47_W
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5