Douve River
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The Douve River is a waterway in northwestern France that flows through the Normandy region and played a notable role in the World War II Normandy campaign.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Douve River canonical | 4 |
| Douve river | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| crossedBy | Allied forces in June 1944 ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | English Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Calvados department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manche department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBridge | bridges near Carentan ⓘ |
| hasEcology |
birdlife habitats
ⓘ
wetland habitats ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
extensive wetlands
ⓘ
marshy floodplain ⓘ |
| hasNameInFrench | Douve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | World War II era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | site of intense fighting after D-Day landings ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Normandy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern France ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Carentan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sainte-Mère-Église NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Cotentin marshes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn | English Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyOperation |
American airborne landings in Normandy
ⓘ
Operation Overlord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyTown | Carentan-les-Marais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cotentin Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Normandy river network ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn |
Battle of Normandy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Normandy campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Bessin and Cotentin area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
formed natural barrier between German and Allied forces
ⓘ
hindered movement of armored vehicles during Normandy campaign ⓘ |
| usedAs | defensive line in World War II ⓘ |
| usedFor | drainage of surrounding marshlands ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Allied operational planning in Normandy
ⓘ
German defensive planning in Normandy ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Douve river