First major Allied amphibious operation

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operations
gptkbp:academic_programs beach engineering units
gptkbp:air_support gptkb:Allied_air_forces
gptkbp:allies gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:France
gptkb:Greece
gptkb:India
gptkb:Netherlands
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Norway
gptkb:Poland
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Czechoslovakia
Other nations
gptkbp:casualties over 425,000 total casualties
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:General_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkbp:communication radio communications
gptkbp:date June 6, 1944
gptkbp:future_plans extensive planning
gptkbp:has_location gptkb:Normandy
gptkbp:historical_impact led to liberation of Western Europe
gptkbp:home_ground infantry divisions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label First major Allied amphibious operation
gptkbp:intelligence Allied intelligence operations
gptkbp:involved_airborne_operations airborne landings
gptkbp:involved_forces gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkbp:involved_naval_bombardment gptkb:naval_bombardment
gptkbp:involved_paratroopers gptkb:82nd_Airborne_Division
gptkb:101st_Airborne_Division
gptkbp:involved_tanks Sherman tanks
gptkbp:involved_timing timing of the invasion
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:D-Day
gptkbp:landing_distance gptkb:Gold_Beach
gptkb:Omaha_Beach
gptkb:Juno_Beach
gptkb:Utah_Beach
gptkb:Sword_Beach
gptkbp:logistics gptkb:ship
massive supply chain
gptkbp:military_strategy aerial reconnaissance
gptkbp:military_unit gptkb:British_Commandos
gptkbp:notable_ships Allied navies
gptkbp:notable_technique gptkb:Operation_Fortitude
gptkbp:objective establish a foothold in Europe
gptkbp:preparatory_operation gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkbp:proposed_by gptkb:Supreme_Headquarters_Allied_Expeditionary_Force_(SHAEF)
gptkbp:related_vehicle gptkb:Landing_Craft_Assault_(LCA)
gptkb:Higgins_boats
gptkbp:resulted_in successful invasion of France
gptkbp:significance turning point in World War II
gptkbp:support gptkb:medical_support
gptkbp:training troop training
gptkbp:weather_conditions weather conditions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4