River Orne

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River Orne is a river in northwestern France that flows through Normandy and played a notable role in World War II, particularly during the D-Day landings.

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River Orne canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWithEvent capture of bridges over the Orne on 6 June 1944
associatedWithMilitaryOperation British 6th Airborne Division
basinCountry France
country France
crossedBy Pegasus Bridge
Ranville Bridge
drainageBasin English Channel basin
emptiesNear Ouistreham
flowsDirection generally northward
flowsInto English Channel
flowsThrough Argentan
Caen
Suisse Normande
linked to: Suisse normande
hasEstuaryType tidal estuary at its mouth
hasNameInFrench Orne
hasTributary Baize
Cance
Noireau
Odon
historicalSignificance D-Day landings
linked to: D-Day

World War II
length approximately 170 km
locatedIn Normandy
northwestern France
locatedOnContinent Europe
mouthLocatedIn Bay of the Seine
linked to: Baie de Seine

English Channel
nearbyCity Argentan
Caen
nearbySettlement Ouistreham
nearbyVillage Bénouville
Ranville
partOf Normandy river network
passesThrough Caen Canal area
linked to: Caen Canal
region Calvados
Orne department
roleInDday formed part of the eastern flank of the Allied landing area
sourceLocation Aunou-sur-Orne
sourceRegion Orne department
strategicFeature natural barrier in Normandy
tributaryOf English Channel
usedFor hydroelectric power
navigation
recreation
wasStrategicObjectiveDuring Normandy landings
linked to: Battle of Normandy

Operation Overlord

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Orne namedAfter River Orne
River Odon tributaryOf River Orne
River Odon flowsInto River Orne