Mike and Nan sectors
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Mike and Nan sectors were code names for specific landing areas on Juno Beach used by Allied forces during the D-Day invasion of Normandy in World War II.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
D-Day landing sectors
ⓘ
military geographic area ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Gold Beach sectors
ⓘ
Sword Beach sectors ⓘ |
| beachName | Juno Beach ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOnWhoseCoastLocated | France ⓘ |
| dateOfUse | 1944-06-06 ⓘ |
| frontType | amphibious landing beach ⓘ |
| hasCodeNameRole | landing areas ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
France
ⓘ
Juno Beach ⓘ Normandy (administrative region) ⓘ
surface form:
Normandy
|
| opposedBy | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| partOf | Juno Beach ⓘ |
| partOfOperation |
Operation Neptune
ⓘ
Operation Overlord ⓘ |
| strategicPurpose |
secure beachhead in Normandy
ⓘ
support Allied invasion of German-occupied Western Europe ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar |
Western Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Front of World War II
|
| usedBy |
Allied forces
ⓘ
British Commonwealth forces ⓘ
surface form:
British and Canadian forces
|
| usedDuring |
D-Day
ⓘ
Battle of Normandy ⓘ
surface form:
Normandy landings
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.