Operation Plunder

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Operation_Plunder

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:General_William_H._Simpson gptkb:General_Alfred_Schlemm gptkb:General_Harry_Crerar gptkb:Field_Marshal_Bernard_Montgomery
gptkbp:conflict	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:date	23 March 1945 – 27 March 1945
gptkbp:involvedIn	gptkb:Canadian_First_Army gptkb:German_1st_Parachute_Army gptkb:British_21st_Army_Group gptkb:U.S._Ninth_Army
gptkbp:location	Rhine River, Germany
gptkbp:notableEvent	largest airborne operation on a single day (Operation Varsity) Use of amphibious vehicles and airborne troops Allied forces established bridgeheads across the Rhine
gptkbp:notableUnit	gptkb:British_6th_Airborne_Division gptkb:German_1st_Parachute_Army gptkb:British_2nd_Army gptkb:U.S._17th_Airborne_Division gptkb:Canadian_1st_Army
gptkbp:objective	crossing the Rhine River
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Western_Allied_invasion_of_Germany
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Operation_Veritable
gptkbp:result	Allied victory
gptkbp:supportedBy	gptkb:Operation_Varsity
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Nazi_Germany_(1939–1945) gptkb:World_War_II_resistance gptkb:12th_United_States_Army_Group gptkb:DD_tank gptkb:Operation_Varsity gptkb:Rhine_Crossing gptkb:21st_Panzer_Division_(Germany) gptkb:Western_Front_(World_War_II) gptkb:Central_Europe_Campaign gptkb:Rhineland_Campaign gptkb:No._45_Royal_Marine_Commando
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Operation Plunder