Statements (18)
Predicate | Object |
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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
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gptkbp:conductedBy |
gptkb:2nd_and_5th_Ranger_Battalions_(United_States_Army)
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gptkbp:date |
6 June 1944
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Pointe du Hoc mission
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Pointe_du_Hoc,_Normandy,_France
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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
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gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Normandy_landings
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gptkbp:result |
Allied victory
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gptkbp:significance |
prevented German artillery from firing on Utah and Omaha beaches
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Leonard_G._Lomell
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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