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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_operation
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
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gptkbp:aftermath
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contributed to the defeat of Nazi Germany
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:C-47_Skytrain
gptkb:Horsa_glider
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gptkbp:casualties
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approximately 1,500
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gptkbp:collaborations
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British and American forces
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gptkbp:command_structure
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gptkb:Allied_Command
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:General_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Major_General_Matthew_Ridgway
gptkb:Lieutenant_General_Lewis_Brereton
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gptkbp:conflict
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establishment of a bridgehead
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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depicted in films and literature
inspired future airborne operations
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gptkbp:date
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March 24, 1945
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gptkbp:duration
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one day
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gptkbp:enemy
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gptkb:German_Wehrmacht
gptkb:SS_Panzer_divisions
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Ruhr_Pocket
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gptkbp:historical_context
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final stages of World War II in Europe
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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accelerated end of the war in Europe
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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demonstrated effectiveness of airborne troops
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Operation Varsity II
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gptkbp:intelligence
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reconnaissance missions
deception operations
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gptkbp:involved_forces
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gptkb:Allied_Forces
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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gptkb:museum
military historians
veterans organizations
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:government_agency
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gptkbp:logistics
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extensive planning and coordination
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gptkbp:military_branch
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gptkb:Airborne_forces
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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airborne assault
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gptkbp:military_technology
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gptkb:aircraft
parachutes
gliders
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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importance of air superiority
value of surprise attacks
need for effective coordination
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Operation_Dragoon
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gptkbp:objective
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crossing the Rhine River
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gptkbp:outcome
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successful
capture of key bridges
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:participants
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gptkb:British_6th_Airborne_Division
gptkb:American_17th_Airborne_Division
gptkb:Canadian_1st_Parachute_Battalion
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
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gptkbp:significance
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largest airborne operation in history at the time
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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secure a bridgehead over the Rhine
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Operation_Plunder
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gptkbp:tactics
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paratrooper drops
glider landings
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gptkbp:type
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airborne operation
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