D-Day assault on Pointe du Hoc
GPTKB entity
Statements (19)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:military_operation
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gptkbp:casualties |
high for US Rangers
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gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Lt._Col._James_Earl_Rudder
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gptkbp:commemoratedBy |
gptkb:Pointe_du_Hoc_Ranger_Monument
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gptkbp:conductedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Army_Rangers
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gptkbp:date |
1944-06-06
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
D-Day assault on Pointe du Hoc
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Pointe_du_Hoc,_Normandy,_France
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gptkbp:method |
scaling cliffs with ladders and ropes
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gptkbp:objective |
neutralize German artillery positions
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gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:German_Army
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gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Normandy_landings
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gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:marine
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gptkbp:relatedEvent |
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
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gptkbp:result |
Allied victory
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gptkbp:significance |
prevented German artillery from firing on Utah and Omaha beaches
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:James_E._Rudder
gptkb:James_Earl_Rudder |
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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