Battle of Nijmegen (September 1944)
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The Battle of Nijmegen (September 1944) was a key World War II engagement during Operation Market Garden in which Allied forces fought to capture the vital bridges over the Waal River from German control.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Nijmegen (September 1944) canonical | 1 |
| Waal river crossing of 20 September 1944 | 1 |
| World War II military operations in the Nijmegen area | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T678188 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Battle of Nijmegen (September 1944) Context triple: [Nijmegen, sawBattle, Battle of Nijmegen (September 1944)]
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Battle of Aachen
The Battle of Aachen was a major World War II engagement in 1944 in which Allied forces captured the German city of Aachen, marking the first major German city to fall to the Western Allies and breaching Germany’s western defenses.
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Battle of the Reichswald
The Battle of the Reichswald was a major World War II Allied offensive in early 1945 to clear German forces from the Reichswald Forest and open the way into the Rhineland.
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Battle of Schuinshoogte
The Battle of Schuinshoogte was a key engagement during the First Boer War in 1881, in which Boer forces defeated a British column near Newcastle in the Transvaal, contributing to the eventual restoration of Boer self-government.
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D.
Battle of the Falaise Pocket
The Battle of the Falaise Pocket was a decisive August 1944 engagement in Normandy in which Allied forces encircled and destroyed much of the German Army Group B, effectively breaking German resistance in France.
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E.
Battle of Hamburg
The Battle of Hamburg, also known as Operation Gomorrah, was a devastating series of Allied air raids in 1943 that largely destroyed the German city and caused a catastrophic firestorm.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Nijmegen (September 1944) Target entity description: The Battle of Nijmegen (September 1944) was a key World War II engagement during Operation Market Garden in which Allied forces fought to capture the vital bridges over the Waal River from German control.
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A.
Battle of Aachen
The Battle of Aachen was a major World War II engagement in 1944 in which Allied forces captured the German city of Aachen, marking the first major German city to fall to the Western Allies and breaching Germany’s western defenses.
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B.
Battle of the Reichswald
The Battle of the Reichswald was a major World War II Allied offensive in early 1945 to clear German forces from the Reichswald Forest and open the way into the Rhineland.
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C.
Battle of Schuinshoogte
The Battle of Schuinshoogte was a key engagement during the First Boer War in 1881, in which Boer forces defeated a British column near Newcastle in the Transvaal, contributing to the eventual restoration of Boer self-government.
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D.
Battle of the Falaise Pocket
The Battle of the Falaise Pocket was a decisive August 1944 engagement in Normandy in which Allied forces encircled and destroyed much of the German Army Group B, effectively breaking German resistance in France.
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E.
Battle of Hamburg
The Battle of Hamburg, also known as Operation Gomorrah, was a devastating series of Allied air raids in 1943 that largely destroyed the German city and caused a catastrophic firestorm.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allied forces
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Lieutenant-General Brian Horrocks
ⓘ
surface form:
Brian Horrocks
James M. Gavin ⓘ |
| conflictIn |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Canada
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ Poland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateContext | September 1944 ⓘ |
| defendedBy | German SS units ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued fighting along the Nijmegen–Arnhem corridor ⓘ |
| hasEndDate | 1944-09-20 ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Gelderland
ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ Nijmegen ⓘ Waal ⓘ
surface form:
Waal River
Waalbrug ⓘ
surface form:
Waal bridges at Nijmegen
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| hasObjective |
capture the railway bridge over the Waal at Nijmegen
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capture the road bridge over the Waal at Nijmegen ⓘ open a ground corridor to Arnhem ⓘ secure a crossing over the Waal River ⓘ |
| hasStartDate | 1944-09-17 ⓘ |
| involvesMilitaryUnit |
British XXX Corps
ⓘ
German 10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg ⓘ 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen ⓘ
surface form:
German 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen
Guards Armoured Division ⓘ U.S. 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment ⓘ U.S. 82nd Airborne Division ⓘ |
| notableAction | Waal River crossing under fire by U.S. paratroopers in canvas boats ⓘ |
| operationType | airborne and ground assault ⓘ |
| partOf | Operation Market Garden ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | Allied advance into the Netherlands 1944 ⓘ |
| precededBy | airborne landings near Nijmegen on 17 September 1944 ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Operation Market Garden
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surface form:
Battle of Arnhem (1944)
Operation Garden ⓘ Operation Market ⓘ |
| result |
Allied capture of Nijmegen road bridge
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Allied tactical victory ⓘ failure to relieve British forces at Arnhem in time ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of key bridges over the Waal River
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vital link in Allied advance into the German Reich ⓘ |
| theater |
Western Front
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surface form:
Western Front of World War II
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Subject: Battle of Nijmegen (September 1944) Description of subject: The Battle of Nijmegen (September 1944) was a key World War II engagement during Operation Market Garden in which Allied forces fought to capture the vital bridges over the Waal River from German control.
Referenced by (3)
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