Statements (19)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:military_operation
|
| gptkbp:bridgeCaptured |
gptkb:Pegasus_Bridge
gptkb:Horsa_Bridge |
| gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkb:United_Kingdom |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Major_John_Howard
|
| gptkbp:date |
6 June 1944
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
reinforcement by 7th Parachute Battalion
|
| gptkbp:hasUnit |
gptkb:D_Company,_2nd_Battalion,_Oxfordshire_and_Buckinghamshire_Light_Infantry
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
capture of Pegasus Bridge
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Bénouville,_Normandy,_France
|
| gptkbp:method |
glider-borne assault
|
| gptkbp:objective |
secure bridges over Caen Canal and Orne River
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
pre-invasion bombardment
|
| gptkbp:result |
Allied victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
first engagement of D-Day
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Operation_Coup_de_Main
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|