Statements (17)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:military_operation
|
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Major_John_Howard
|
| gptkbp:conflict |
gptkb:Second_World_War
|
| gptkbp:involvedIn |
gptkb:British_6th_Airborne_Division
gptkb:2nd_Battalion,_Oxfordshire_and_Buckinghamshire_Light_Infantry |
| gptkbp:objective |
secure Horsa Bridge over the Orne River
|
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:German_Wehrmacht
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Operation_Tonga
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
glider landing near Horsa Bridge
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
secure eastern flank of Normandy landings
|
| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
gptkb:capture_of_Pegasus_Bridge
|
| gptkbp:result |
Allied victory
|
| gptkbp:tookPlaceIn |
gptkb:Ranville,_Normandy,_France
6 June 1944 |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Operation_Coup_de_Main
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
capture of Horsa Bridge
|