Crossing of the Moselle River
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The Crossing of the Moselle River was a World War II operation in which U.S. forces forced a key river passage in northeastern France as part of the Allied advance against German defenses.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| combatType | offensive operation ⓘ |
| conductedBy | U.S. Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| consequence | enabled further Allied operations toward the German frontier ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| defensiveOpposition | prepared German river defenses ⓘ |
| front | Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalFeatureCrossed | Moselle River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
breach German defensive positions
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force a river crossing over the Moselle ⓘ support Allied advance into German-held territory ⓘ |
| involvedForce |
German armored units
ⓘ
German infantry units ⓘ U.S. armored units ⓘ U.S. engineer units NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. ground forces ⓘ |
| location |
Moselle River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northeastern France ⓘ |
| militaryObjective | secure crossings for continued eastward advance ⓘ |
| natureOfOperation | river crossing ⓘ |
| opponent | German Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Allied advance into France
ⓘ
Western Front of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Allied advance after the Normandy landings
ⓘ
operations leading toward the German border ⓘ |
| result |
Allied tactical success
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U.S. forces established bridgeheads across the Moselle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| side |
Allies
NERFINISHED
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Axis Powers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
key river barrier on the Western Front
ⓘ
step toward breaching German defenses in eastern France ⓘ |
| theater | European Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-1944 ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | combined arms operation ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
35th Infantry Division