Defense of the Rhine
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Defense of the Rhine was a late-World War II German defensive campaign aimed at holding the Rhine River line against advancing Allied forces in Western Europe.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Defense of the Rhine canonical | 3 |
| Rhine front | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II campaign
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ |
| aimedAt | preventing Allied forces from crossing the Rhine ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allied forces in Western Europe
ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Canada
ⓘ
France ⓘ Germany ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endTime | 1945 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Allied invasion of western Germany ⓘ |
| front | Western Front ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| location |
Rhine
ⓘ
surface form:
Rhine River
Western Europe ⓘ Western Front ⓘ |
| opponent |
British Army
ⓘ
Canadian Army ⓘ United States Army ⓘ Allied forces ⓘ
surface form:
Western Allies
|
| participant |
Allied forces
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ France ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| partOf |
Western Allied invasion of Germany
ⓘ
Western Front of World War II ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Crossing of the Rhine
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied crossing of the Rhine
Crossing of the Rhine ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Remagen
Ludendorff Bridge ⓘ
surface form:
Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen
Operation Plunder ⓘ |
| result |
Allied crossing of the Rhine
ⓘ
German defeat ⓘ |
| river | Rhine ⓘ |
| startTime | 1945 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
delay Allied advance into Germany
ⓘ
hold the Rhine River line ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar | European theatre of World War II ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late World War II ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
defensive warfare
ⓘ
demolition of bridges ⓘ fortified river line defense ⓘ rear-guard actions ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rhine front
this entity surface form:
Rhine front