World War II Battle of Cherbourg
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The World War II Battle of Cherbourg was a 1944 Allied offensive in Normandy aimed at capturing the vital deep-water port of Cherbourg from German forces following the D-Day landings.
All labels observed (1)
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| World War II Battle of Cherbourg canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: World War II Battle of Cherbourg Context triple: [Cherbourg, historicalEvent, World War II Battle of Cherbourg]
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Battle of Normandy
The Battle of Normandy was a major World War II Allied campaign in 1944 that began with the D-Day landings in northern France and led to the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi occupation.
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Battle of Dunkirk
The Battle of Dunkirk was a crucial 1940 World War II engagement in which Allied forces, surrounded by German troops in northern France, were evacuated across the English Channel in the massive Dunkirk evacuation.
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World War II battles
World War II battles were a series of major global military conflicts from 1939 to 1945 involving the Allied and Axis powers across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Pacific.
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Battle of France
The Battle of France was the 1940 German campaign that rapidly defeated France and the Low Countries, leading to the fall of Paris and the occupation of much of Western Europe in World War II.
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Liberation of Dunkirk
The Liberation of Dunkirk was the Allied recapture of the French port city of Dunkirk from German control near the end of World War II, restoring it to Free French and Allied hands.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: World War II Battle of Cherbourg Target entity description: The World War II Battle of Cherbourg was a 1944 Allied offensive in Normandy aimed at capturing the vital deep-water port of Cherbourg from German forces following the D-Day landings.
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Battle of Normandy
The Battle of Normandy was a major World War II Allied campaign in 1944 that began with the D-Day landings in northern France and led to the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi occupation.
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Battle of Dunkirk
The Battle of Dunkirk was a crucial 1940 World War II engagement in which Allied forces, surrounded by German troops in northern France, were evacuated across the English Channel in the massive Dunkirk evacuation.
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C.
World War II battles
World War II battles were a series of major global military conflicts from 1939 to 1945 involving the Allied and Axis powers across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Pacific.
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Battle of France
The Battle of France was the 1940 German campaign that rapidly defeated France and the Low Countries, leading to the fall of Paris and the occupation of much of Western Europe in World War II.
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Liberation of Dunkirk
The Liberation of Dunkirk was the Allied recapture of the French port city of Dunkirk from German control near the end of World War II, restoring it to Free French and Allied hands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Cherbourg ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Canada
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Free French Forces ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| campaignGoal | open a major port to support Allied advance in France ⓘ |
| commander |
J. Lawton Collins
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Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben ⓘ Walter Hennecke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictIn | World War II ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| damage | heavy damage to port facilities ⓘ |
| dateOfGermanSurrender | 1944-06-26 ⓘ |
| defensivePosition |
Atlantic Wall defences
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surface form:
Atlantic Wall
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| endDate | 1944-06-30 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Operation Cobra ⓘ |
| front | Western Front ⓘ |
| garrisonSurrender | German garrison at Cherbourg surrendered to U.S. forces ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
German 243rd Infantry Division
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German 709th Static Infantry Division ⓘ
surface form:
German 709th Infantry Division
German 77th Infantry Division ⓘ VII Corps ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. VII Corps
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| location |
Cherbourg
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Cotentin Peninsula ⓘ Normandy ⓘ |
| militaryOperationType | offensive ⓘ |
| notableFeature | urban and fortification fighting around port installations ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of Cherbourg
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seizure of deep-water port facilities ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
Allied forces
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German forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of Normandy
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surface form:
Normandy campaign
Western Front of World War II ⓘ |
| portType | deep-water port ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Allied landings in Normandy
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D-Day ⓘ
surface form:
D-Day landings
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| reconstruction | port required extensive repairs before full operational use ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Normandy
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Operation Overlord ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1944-06-22 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | securing major supply port for Allied forces ⓘ |
| theater |
European Theater of Operations, United States Army
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surface form:
European Theater of Operations
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| timePeriod | June 1944 ⓘ |
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