Statements (21)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:military_operation
|
| gptkbp:commanded |
gptkb:Lieutenant_General_Lewis_H._Brereton
gptkb:Major_General_Matthew_Ridgway |
| gptkbp:conflict |
gptkb:World_War_II
|
| gptkbp:date |
24 March 1945
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Operation Varsity
|
| gptkbp:involvedIn |
gptkb:British_6th_Airborne_Division
gptkb:U.S._17th_Airborne_Division |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Wesel,_Germany
|
| gptkbp:notableFor |
largest airborne operation conducted on a single day and in one location during World War II
|
| gptkbp:objective |
secure the east bank of the Rhine River
|
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:German_Army
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Western_Allied_invasion_of_Germany
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Operation_Plunder
|
| gptkbp:result |
Allied victory
|
| gptkbp:supportedBy |
ground forces crossing the Rhine
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:1st_Canadian_Parachute_Battalion
gptkb:6th_Airborne_Division gptkb:U.S._Army_Europe gptkb:Western_Allied_Powers |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
|