Major John Howard

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Major John Howard was a British Army officer renowned for leading the glider-borne coup de main operation to capture Pegasus Bridge during the D-Day landings in World War II.

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Major John Howard canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer
human
military leader
allegiance British Crown
United Kingdom
associatedWith Airborne Forces
Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
awardReceived Distinguished Service Order
Croix de Guerre
surface form: French Croix de Guerre

Légion d'honneur
surface form: French Légion d'honneur

Military Cross
battle Battle of Normandy
Pegasus Bridge
surface form: Capture of Pegasus Bridge
commanded D Company, 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
conflict World War II
surface form: Second World War

World War II
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
familyName Howard
fullName John Howard
gender male
genre military history subject
givenName John
hasHonorificPrefix Major
hasPartIn airborne operations in Normandy
languageOfWorkOrName English
memorializedBy Pegasus Bridge museum area
surface form: Pegasus Bridge Museum
militaryBranch British Army
militaryOperation D-Day
surface form: D-Day landings

Operation Tonga
Pegasus Bridge
surface form: Pegasus Bridge assault
militaryTactic glider-borne assault
notableEventDate 6 June 1944
notableFor leading the glider-borne coup de main operation to capture Pegasus Bridge
participation in the D-Day landings
occupation military officer
soldier
placeOfBirth United Kingdom
positionHeld company commander in airborne assault on Pegasus Bridge
rank Lieutenant Colonel
Major
serviceNumber British Army officer service (number not specified)
strategicSignificance secured key bridges over the Caen Canal and River Orne on D-Day
subjectOf books on Pegasus Bridge
documentaries about D-Day airborne operations
theaterOfOperations Western Front of World War II
surface form: Western Front in World War II

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Pegasus Bridge assaultLedBy Major John Howard
Richard Todd portrayed Major John Howard
Operation Deadstick commander Major John Howard
Bénouville Bridge notableCommanderAtAction Major John Howard