The Normandy Landings

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operations
gptkbp:aftermath liberation of Paris
gptkbp:air_support paratroopers dropped behind enemy lines
gptkbp:air_traffic_control gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkbp:casualties approximately 425,000 total casualties
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:Field_Marshal_Erwin_Rommel
gptkbp:commemoration D-Day memorials
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced literature and art
gptkbp:date June 6, 1944
gptkbp:defense gptkb:Atlantic_Wall
gptkbp:french_resistance assisted Allied forces
gptkbp:has_beach gptkb:Gold_Beach
gptkb:Omaha_Beach
gptkb:Juno_Beach
gptkb:Utah_Beach
gptkb:Sword_Beach
gptkbp:historical_analysis studied in military academies
gptkbp:historical_documentation Operation Overlord planning documents
gptkbp:historical_event one of the largest amphibious assaults in history
gptkbp:historical_significance marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Normandy Landings
gptkbp:influence inspired future military operations
gptkbp:initiated_by gptkb:Allied_Forces
gptkbp:involved land, air, and naval forces
over 156,000 troops
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:D-Day
gptkbp:lighting landed at 06:30 AM
gptkbp:location gptkb:Normandy,_France
gptkbp:logistics extensive planning and coordination
gptkbp:memorials gptkb:British_Normandy_Memorial
gptkb:American_Cemetery_at_Omaha_Beach
gptkb:Canadian_Juno_Beach_Centre
gptkbp:military_strategy amphibious assault
gptkbp:military_technology use of tanks
use of landing craft
use of paratroopers
use of aircraft
use of gliders
gptkbp:notable_ships massive naval bombardment
gptkbp:notable_technique gptkb:Operation_Fortitude
gptkbp:objective to liberate Western Europe from Nazi occupation
gptkbp:operations gptkb:Operation_Neptune
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:resulted_in establishment of a foothold in Europe
gptkbp:significance turning point in World War II
gptkbp:survivors veterans of the operation
gptkbp:video_output gptkb:Saving_Private_Ryan
gptkb:Band_of_Brothers
gptkbp:weather_conditions poor weather prior to landings
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_Winston_Churchill
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3