Operation Overlord Airborne Operations
GPTKB entity
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:military_operation
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
liberation of France
establishment of beachheads defeat of Nazi Germany |
| gptkbp:challenges |
enemy fire
bad weather navigation issues |
| gptkbp:commanded |
gptkb:General_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
|
| gptkbp:date |
June 6, 1944
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
gptkb:Allied_invasion_of_Europe
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Operation Overlord Airborne Operations
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| gptkbp:includes |
paratroopers
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| gptkbp:involved_units |
gptkb:82nd_Airborne_Division
gptkb:British_6th_Airborne_Division gptkb:101st_Airborne_Division |
| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:special_operations_forces gptkb:Allied_forces gptkb:Company gptkb:battle air traffic control strategic planning air superiority missions combat operations historical documentation logistical support international cooperation training exercises strategic airlift logistical coordination ground troops tactical planning troop movements medical evacuations airborne reconnaissance civilian evacuations military strategy discussions deception operations post-war analysis communication efforts coordination with resistance movements post-operation assessments airborne drops |
| gptkbp:led_to |
gptkb:D-Day_landings
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Normandy,_France
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| gptkbp:objective |
secure landing zones
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| gptkbp:packaging |
gptkb:weapon
food supplies medical supplies |
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
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| gptkbp:partnership |
gptkb:Operation_Neptune
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| gptkbp:proposed_by |
gptkb:Supreme_Headquarters_Allied_Expeditionary_Force_(SHAEF)
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| gptkbp:resulted_in |
successful invasion of Normandy
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| gptkbp:significance |
pivotal in WWII
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| gptkbp:type |
airborne assault
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| gptkbp:utilizes |
gliders
C-47 Skytrain aircraft |