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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grave bridge canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | bridge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bridge at Grave
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Maasbrug bij Grave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy |
Allied forces in September 1944
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U.S. 82nd Airborne Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| controlledByDuringWWII |
Allied forces (after capture)
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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
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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
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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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