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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arnhem bridge | 1 |
| Son bridge canonical | 1 |
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | bridge ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Hell’s Highway ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | memorials in Son en Breugel ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| crosses | Wilhelmina Canal ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | German forces ⓘ |
| destructionDateApproximate | September 1944 ⓘ |
| destructionMethod | demolition charges ⓘ |
| front | European theatre of World War II ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | site of commemorations of Operation Market Garden ⓘ |
| importanceDuringWar | critical to securing a supply route toward Eindhoven and Nijmegen ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Brabant
ⓘ
Son en Breugel ⓘ |
| militaryRole | vital objective for Allied airborne forces in Operation Market Garden ⓘ |
| near | Eindhoven ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in securing the Allied ground corridor in the Netherlands in 1944 ⓘ |
| objectiveOf | Eindhoven corridor advance ⓘ |
| repairedBy | Allied engineers ⓘ |
| replacedBy | temporary Bailey bridge ⓘ |
| statusDuringOperationMarketGarden | destroyed by German forces ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | key crossing over the Wilhelmina Canal ⓘ |
| targetedBy |
U.S. 101st Airborne Division
ⓘ
surface form:
101st Airborne Division
U.S. 101st Airborne Division ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar | Western Front ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| usedInOperation | Operation Market Garden ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Arnhem bridge