Pegasus Bridge

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

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:bridge
gptkbp:capturedBy	gptkb:British_6th_Airborne_Division 6 June 1944
gptkbp:crosses	gptkb:Caen_Canal
gptkbp:currentBridgeBuilt	1994
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Pegasus Bridge
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:France gptkb:Normandy gptkb:Bénouville
gptkbp:museumNearby	gptkb:Pegasus_Bridge_Museum
gptkbp:namedAfter	gptkb:Pegasus_(emblem_of_British_airborne_forces)
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:D-Day gptkb:Operation_Deadstick
gptkbp:opened	1934
gptkbp:originalBridgePreservedAt	gptkb:Pegasus_Bridge_Museum
gptkbp:originalName	gptkb:Bénouville_Bridge
gptkbp:renamed	gptkb:Pegasus_Bridge 1944
gptkbp:strategicImportance	secured eastern flank of Normandy landings
gptkbp:type	gptkb:bridge
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus	not a World Heritage Site
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Pegasus_Bridge_Museum gptkb:Oxfordshire_and_Buckinghamshire_Light_Infantry gptkb:Advanced_Squad_Leader gptkb:Orne_River gptkb:Batalla_de_Normandía gptkb:playas_del_Día_D gptkb:History_of_Normandy
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6