Battle of Carentan
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The Battle of Carentan was a key World War II engagement in June 1944 during the Normandy campaign, in which American airborne and infantry forces captured the strategic French town of Carentan to link the Utah and Omaha beachheads after D-Day.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Carentan canonical | 4 |
| Battle of Carentan in June 1944 | 1 |
| Battle of Carpiquet | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Carentan
ⓘ
surface form:
Carentan engagement
|
| belligerent |
German Army
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| commander |
Anthony McAuliffe
ⓘ
Friedrich August von der Heydte ⓘ Maxwell D. Taylor ⓘ |
| conflictIn | World War II ⓘ |
| consequence |
continuous Allied front established between Utah and Omaha beaches
ⓘ
improved logistical flow for US forces in Normandy ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Germany
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| front | Western Front of World War II ⓘ |
| hasDate | June 1944 ⓘ |
| hasEndDate | 1944-06-15 ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
American airborne troops
ⓘ
American infantry troops ⓘ German paratroopers ⓘ |
| hasStartDate | 1944-06-10 ⓘ |
| involvesAction |
German counterattack on 13 June 1944
ⓘ
assault across causeway into Carentan ⓘ urban combat in Carentan ⓘ |
| involvesMilitaryUnit |
U.S. 101st Airborne Division
ⓘ
surface form:
101st Airborne Division
U.S. 82nd Airborne Division ⓘ
surface form:
82nd Airborne Division
German 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division "Götz von Berlichingen" ⓘ 2nd Panzer Division ⓘ
surface form:
German 2nd Panzer Division elements
6th Fallschirmjäger Division ⓘ
surface form:
German 6th Fallschirmjäger Regiment
VII Corps ⓘ
surface form:
US VII Corps
|
| location |
Carentan
ⓘ
France ⓘ Normandy ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of Carentan
ⓘ
link Utah Beach and Omaha Beach beachheads ⓘ |
| outcome | Carentan captured by US forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of Normandy
ⓘ
surface form:
Normandy campaign
|
| partOfOperation |
Battle of Normandy
ⓘ
Operation Overlord ⓘ |
| precededBy |
D-Day
ⓘ
surface form:
D-Day landings
|
| relatedEvent |
Omaha Beach
ⓘ
surface form:
Omaha Beach landing
Utah Beach ⓘ
surface form:
Utah Beach landing
|
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | secured land connection between US beachheads in Normandy ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
US air support
ⓘ
US armored units ⓘ |
| tacticalFeature |
causeways over flooded fields
ⓘ
hedgerow (bocage) terrain ⓘ |
| theater | Western Front ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Carpiquet
this entity surface form:
Battle of Carentan in June 1944