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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:military_operation
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:General_William_H._Simpson
gptkb:General_Alfred_Schlemm
gptkb:General_Harry_Crerar
gptkb:Field_Marshal_Bernard_Montgomery
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gptkbp:conflict
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:date
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23 March 1945 – 27 March 1945
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Operation Plunder
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gptkbp:involvedIn
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gptkb:Canadian_First_Army
gptkb:German_1st_Parachute_Army
gptkb:British_21st_Army_Group
gptkb:U.S._Ninth_Army
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gptkbp:location
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Rhine River, Germany
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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largest airborne operation on a single day (Operation Varsity)
Use of amphibious vehicles and airborne troops
Allied forces established bridgeheads across the Rhine
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gptkbp:notableUnit
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gptkb:British_6th_Airborne_Division
gptkb:German_1st_Parachute_Army
gptkb:British_2nd_Army
gptkb:U.S._17th_Airborne_Division
gptkb:Canadian_1st_Army
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gptkbp:objective
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crossing the Rhine River
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Western_Allied_invasion_of_Germany
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Operation_Veritable
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gptkbp:result
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Allied victory
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gptkbp:supportedBy
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gptkb:Operation_Varsity
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Western_Allied_Powers
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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