Statements (16)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:military_operation
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| gptkbp:artilleryFound |
guns had been moved prior to assault
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| gptkbp:artilleryNeutralized |
Rangers located and destroyed guns inland
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| gptkbp:casualties |
high for US Rangers
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| gptkbp:commemoratedBy |
gptkb:Pointe_du_Hoc_Ranger_Monument
|
| gptkbp:conductedBy |
gptkb:2nd_and_5th_Ranger_Battalions_(United_States_Army)
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| gptkbp:date |
6 June 1944
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Pointe_du_Hoc,_Normandy,_France
|
| gptkbp:method |
scaling cliffs with ladders and ropes
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| gptkbp:notableLeader |
gptkb:Lt._Col._James_Earl_Rudder
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| gptkbp:objective |
neutralize German artillery positions
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| gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:German_Army
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Normandy_landings
|
| gptkbp:result |
Allied victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
prevented German artillery from firing on Utah and Omaha beaches
|
| http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Pointe du Hoc mission
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