Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military supply convoy system
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| gptkbp:disbanded |
November 1944
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| gptkbp:distance |
about 700 miles round trip
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| gptkbp:endDate |
November 16, 1944
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Red Ball Express (WWII)
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
Allied breakout from Normandy
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| gptkbp:legacy |
subject of 1952 film 'Red Ball Express'
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| gptkbp:mainCargo |
gptkb:food
gptkb:gasoline shooting other military supplies |
| gptkbp:nickname |
named after red ball symbols used to mark priority routes
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| gptkbp:notableFor |
large number of African American drivers
|
| gptkbp:operatedBy |
gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkb:United_States_Army |
| gptkbp:operatesIn |
gptkb:France
gptkb:World_War_II |
| gptkbp:purpose |
to rapidly supply advancing Allied forces after D-Day
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| gptkbp:route |
from Normandy beaches to front lines in France
|
| gptkbp:startDate |
August 25, 1944
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| gptkbp:trucks |
over 6,000
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:United_States_Army_Transportation_Corps
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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