Arromanches-les-Bains
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Arromanches-les-Bains is a coastal town in Normandy, France, best known for its role in the D-Day landings and the remains of the Mulberry artificial harbor just offshore.
Aliases (4)
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal town
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commune → |
| country |
France
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| governedBy |
municipal council
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| hasAttraction |
Arromanches 360 circular cinema
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clifftop viewpoints over artificial harbor → |
| hasClimate |
oceanic climate
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| hasCommemoration |
annual D-Day remembrance events
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| hasEconomicActivity |
fishing
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tourism → |
| hasFeature |
coastal cliffs
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sandy beach → |
| hasHeritage |
World War II memorials
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remains of wartime engineering works → |
| hasHistoricalEvent |
construction of Mulberry B harbor in 1944
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use as Allied supply port after D-Day → |
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
World War II
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| hasMuseum |
D-Day Museum of Arromanches
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| hasNearbyCity |
Bayeux
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Caen → |
| hasPostalCountry |
France
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| hasRoleIn |
D-Day landings
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| hasSite |
Mulberry B artificial harbor remains
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| hasStructure |
concrete caissons offshore
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| hasTourismType |
battlefield tourism
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heritage tourism → seaside tourism → |
| hasViewOf |
remains of Mulberry harbor caissons
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| languageUsed |
French
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| locatedIn |
Calvados department
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Normandy → northwestern France → |
| locatedNear |
Gold Beach
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| locatedOn |
English Channel
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| notableFor |
World War II history
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remains of Mulberry artificial harbor → |
| partOf |
Bayeux arrondissement
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D-Day beaches area → Normandy region → |
| timeZone |
Central European Summer Time
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Central European Time → |
| usedFor |
Mulberry harbor operations after D-Day
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| wasLandingZoneFor |
British forces on D-Day
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Referenced by (10)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Calvados department
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contains |
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716th Infantry Division
("Arromanches")
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frontSector |
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Ver-sur-Mer
("Arromanches Mulberry Harbour remains")
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hasNearbyHistoricalSite |
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RAF Second Tactical Air Force
("Normandy (forward HQ, 1944)")
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headquartersLocation |
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Ver-sur-Mer
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locatedBetween |
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D-Day Museum of Arromanches
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locatedIn |
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Colleville-sur-Mer
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locatedWestOf |
|
Gold Beach
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nearestTown |
|
Gold
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|
notableTownSector |
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Gold Beach
("Mulberry Harbour "B" at Arromanches")
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usedMulberryHarbour |