Grave bridge

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Grave bridge is a strategically significant bridge in the Netherlands, best known for its role in World War II’s Operation Market Garden along the route nicknamed Hell’s Highway.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bridge
alsoKnownAs Bridge at Grave NERFINISHED
Maasbrug bij Grave NERFINISHED
capturedBy Allied forces in September 1944
U.S. 82nd Airborne Division NERFINISHED
conflict World War II
controlledByDuringWWII Allied forces (after capture)
Nazi Germany (before capture) NERFINISHED
country Netherlands
crosses River Maas NERFINISHED
dateOfEvent 1944-09
event airborne assault to secure the bridge in 1944
hasRole vital supply route for advancing Allied ground forces
heritageStatus site of historical military significance
historicalPeriod Second World War NERFINISHED
locatedIn Grave, Netherlands NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory North Brabant NERFINISHED
militarySignificance key objective for Allied forces during Operation Market Garden
nearbySettlement Grave NERFINISHED
Nijmegen (regionally nearby along same corridor) NERFINISHED
nicknameContext located on route known as Hell’s Highway
onRoute corridor from Belgium into the Netherlands used in Operation Market Garden
partOf Operation Market Garden corridor
highway route nicknamed Hell’s Highway
significance helped enable temporary Allied advance toward the Rhine
strategicImportance major crossing over the Maas in North Brabant
subjectOf books and documentaries about Operation Market Garden
transportFunction road bridge
usedFor civilian road traffic
usedIn Operation Market Garden NERFINISHED

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Hell’s Highway includesCrossing Grave bridge