Son bridge
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Son bridge is a strategically important bridge in the Netherlands that played a crucial role during the World War II Allied offensive known as Operation Market Garden.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
bridge
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| associatedWith |
Hell’s Highway
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| commemoratedBy |
memorials in Son en Breugel
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| country |
Netherlands
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| crosses |
Wilhelmina Canal
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| destroyedBy |
German forces
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| destructionDateApproximate |
September 1944
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| destructionMethod |
demolition charges
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| front |
European theatre of World War II
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| hasHeritage |
site of commemorations of Operation Market Garden
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| importanceDuringWar |
critical to securing a supply route toward Eindhoven and Nijmegen
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| locatedIn |
North Brabant
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Son en Breugel → |
| militaryRole |
vital objective for Allied airborne forces in Operation Market Garden
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| near |
Eindhoven
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| notableFor |
role in securing the Allied ground corridor in the Netherlands in 1944
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| objectiveOf |
Eindhoven corridor advance
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| repairedBy |
Allied engineers
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| replacedBy |
temporary Bailey bridge
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| statusDuringOperationMarketGarden |
destroyed by German forces
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| strategicImportance |
key crossing over the Wilhelmina Canal
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| targetedBy |
101st Airborne Division
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U.S. 101st Airborne Division → |
| theaterOfWar |
Western Front
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| usedInConflict |
Second World War
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| usedInOperation |
Operation Market Garden
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Operation Market Garden
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Operation Market Garden ("Arnhem bridge") → |
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