River Orne
E523340
River Orne is a river in northwestern France that flows through Normandy and played a notable role in World War II, particularly during the D-Day landings.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | capture of bridges over the Orne on 6 June 1944 ⓘ |
| associatedWithMilitaryOperation | British 6th Airborne Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry | France ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
Pegasus Bridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ranville Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | English Channel basin ⓘ |
| emptiesNear | Ouistreham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally northward ⓘ |
| flowsInto | English Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Argentan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caen NERFINISHED ⓘ Suisse Normande NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEstuaryType | tidal estuary at its mouth ⓘ |
| hasNameInFrench | Orne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Baize
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cance NERFINISHED ⓘ Noireau NERFINISHED ⓘ Odon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
D-Day landings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | approximately 170 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Normandy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern France ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn |
Bay of the Seine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Argentan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Ouistreham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyVillage |
Bénouville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ranville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Normandy river network ⓘ |
| passesThrough | Caen Canal area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Calvados
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orne department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInDday | formed part of the eastern flank of the Allied landing area ⓘ |
| sourceLocation | Aunou-sur-Orne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | Orne department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicFeature | natural barrier in Normandy ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | English Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hydroelectric power
ⓘ
navigation ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| wasStrategicObjectiveDuring |
Normandy landings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Operation Overlord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.