Retreat from Normandy
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The Retreat from Normandy was the German forces’ withdrawal from northern France in 1944 following the Allied breakout from the Normandy beachhead, culminating in the encirclement and destruction of many units in the Falaise Pocket.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Retreat from Normandy canonical | 3 |
| Retreat from France 1944 | 2 |
| Avranches breakout | 1 |
| Defense of Normandy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Retreat from Normandy Context triple: [7th Panzer Division, tookPartIn, Retreat from Normandy]
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Battle for Caen
The Battle for Caen was a major World War II engagement during the Normandy campaign in 1944, in which Allied forces fought to capture the strategically vital French city of Caen from German defenders.
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Liberation of Paris
The Liberation of Paris was the August 1944 World War II uprising and military campaign that ended German occupation of the French capital and restored it to Allied and French control.
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Operation Overlord
Operation Overlord was the Allied invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II, beginning with the Normandy landings and leading to the liberation of France.
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Battle of France
The Battle of France was the 1940 German campaign that rapidly defeated France and the Low Countries, leading to the fall of Paris and the occupation of much of Western Europe in World War II.
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Lorraine campaign
The Lorraine campaign was a World War II Allied offensive in northeastern France in 1944, led by General George S. Patton’s Third Army, aimed at driving German forces back toward the German border.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Retreat from Normandy Target entity description: The Retreat from Normandy was the German forces’ withdrawal from northern France in 1944 following the Allied breakout from the Normandy beachhead, culminating in the encirclement and destruction of many units in the Falaise Pocket.
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A.
Battle for Caen
The Battle for Caen was a major World War II engagement during the Normandy campaign in 1944, in which Allied forces fought to capture the strategically vital French city of Caen from German defenders.
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B.
Liberation of Paris
The Liberation of Paris was the August 1944 World War II uprising and military campaign that ended German occupation of the French capital and restored it to Allied and French control.
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C.
Operation Overlord
Operation Overlord was the Allied invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II, beginning with the Normandy landings and leading to the liberation of France.
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D.
Battle of France
The Battle of France was the 1940 German campaign that rapidly defeated France and the Low Countries, leading to the fall of Paris and the occupation of much of Western Europe in World War II.
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E.
Lorraine campaign
The Lorraine campaign was a World War II Allied offensive in northeastern France in 1944, led by General George S. Patton’s Third Army, aimed at driving German forces back toward the German border.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II event
ⓘ
military retreat ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | German retreat from northern France in 1944 ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Bernard Montgomery
ⓘ
Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ Omar Bradley ⓘ |
| commandedByOpponent |
Gerd von Rundstedt
ⓘ
Günther von Kluge ⓘ
surface form:
Gunther von Kluge
Paul Hausser ⓘ Walter Model ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| culminatesIn |
Battle of the Falaise Pocket
ⓘ
surface form:
Falaise Pocket
|
| endTime | 1944-08 ⓘ |
| follows |
Allied breakout from Normandy beachhead
ⓘ
Battle of Normandy ⓘ Battle of Normandy ⓘ
surface form:
Normandy landings
Operation Cobra ⓘ Operation Overlord ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Battle of the Falaise Pocket
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surface form:
Falaise Pocket
|
| hasParticipant |
Allied forces
ⓘ
British Army ⓘ Canadian Army (pre‑1968) ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Army
Free French Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Free French forces
Wehrmacht ⓘ
surface form:
German Army
Polish Armed Forces in the West ⓘ United States Army ⓘ Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| location |
Normandy
ⓘ
northern France ⓘ |
| opponent |
12th Army Group
ⓘ
21st Army Group ⓘ Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force ⓘ
surface form:
Allied Expeditionary Force
|
| opposedBy |
5th Panzer Army
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German 7th Army ⓘ
surface form:
7th Army (Wehrmacht)
German Army Group B ⓘ German Army Group B ⓘ
surface form:
Heeresgruppe B
Panzergruppe Eberbach ⓘ |
| partOf |
Western Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Front of World War II
|
| result |
Allied liberation of northern France
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German defeat ⓘ destruction of German units in Falaise Pocket ⓘ encirclement of German forces ⓘ |
| startTime | 1944-07 ⓘ |
| strategicConsequence |
German withdrawal toward the Seine River
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collapse of German front in France ⓘ opening of the way to Paris for Allied forces ⓘ |
| timePeriod | summer 1944 ⓘ |
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Subject: Retreat from Normandy Description of subject: The Retreat from Normandy was the German forces’ withdrawal from northern France in 1944 following the Allied breakout from the Normandy beachhead, culminating in the encirclement and destruction of many units in the Falaise Pocket.
Referenced by (7)
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