Bénouville Bridge
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Bénouville Bridge, better known as Pegasus Bridge, is a historic World War II site in Normandy, France, famously captured by British airborne forces during the D-Day landings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bénouville Bridge canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II historical site
ⓘ
bascule bridge ⓘ bridge ⓘ road bridge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Pegasus Bridge ⓘ |
| battle |
Caen Canal
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle for Caen Canal bridges
|
| captureDate | 1944-06-06 ⓘ |
| capturedBy |
Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
ⓘ
surface form:
2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
6th Airborne Division ⓘ British airborne forces ⓘ D Company, 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry ⓘ
surface form:
D Company, 2nd Ox and Bucks
glider-borne troops ⓘ |
| capturedFrom | German forces ⓘ |
| captureTime | shortly after midnight ⓘ |
| category |
D-Day landing area
ⓘ
surface form:
D-Day sites in Normandy
|
| commemoratedBy |
Pegasus Memorial Museum
ⓘ
surface form:
Memorial Pegasus (museum)
|
| constructionStart | 1933 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| crosses |
Canal de Caen à la Mer
ⓘ
surface form:
Caen Canal
|
| currentStatus | replaced by a new bridge ⓘ |
| designedBy |
François-Michel Le Tellier
ⓘ
surface form:
M. Le Tellier
|
| distanceFrom |
near Ouistreham
ⓘ
near Ranville ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
The Longest Day
ⓘ
surface form:
The Longest Day (book)
The Longest Day ⓘ
surface form:
The Longest Day (film)
|
| function | carries road traffic over Caen Canal ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | German troops prior to capture ⓘ |
| hasMonumentTo |
6th Airborne Division
ⓘ
D Company, 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry ⓘ
surface form:
D Company, 2nd Ox and Bucks
|
| heritage | symbol of British airborne operations in Normandy ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Bénouville ⓘ |
| locatedInDepartment | Calvados ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Normandy ⓘ |
| memorialNearby |
Pegasus Bridge museum area
ⓘ
surface form:
Pegasus Bridge Museum
|
| namedAfter |
Pegasus
ⓘ
emblem of the British Airborne Forces ⓘ |
| nearbyLandingBeaches | Sword Beach ⓘ |
| notableCommanderAtAction | Major John Howard ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1935 ⓘ |
| originalStructureStatus | preserved as a memorial ⓘ |
| partOf |
D-Day
ⓘ
surface form:
D-Day landings
Operation Overlord ⓘ Operation Tonga ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
prevented German counterattacks across Caen Canal
ⓘ
secured eastern flank of the Normandy landings ⓘ |
| theater | Western Front ⓘ |
| type | movable bridge ⓘ |
| worldWarIIStatus | key objective on D-Day ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.