Operation Neptune

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component of Operation Overlord naval military operation

Operation Neptune was the naval component of the 1944 D-Day landings, coordinating the massive Allied seaborne invasion of Nazi-occupied France during World War II.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Operation Neptune canonical	44
Normandy landings naval operations	2
Allied invasion of Normandy	1
D-Day naval operations	1
Neptune phase of Operation Overlord	1
Normandy Campaign	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	component of Operation Overlord ⓘ naval military operation ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Operation Neptune ⓘ surface form: Neptune phase of Operation Overlord
appliesToEvent	D-Day ⓘ surface form: D-Day landings
appliesToPart	Gold Beach landings ⓘ Juno Beach ⓘ surface form: Juno Beach landings Omaha Beach ⓘ surface form: Omaha Beach landings Sword Beach ⓘ surface form: Sword Beach landings Utah Beach ⓘ surface form: Utah Beach landings
commandedBy	Admiral Bertram Ramsay ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ surface form: Second World War World War II ⓘ
coordinatedWith	21st Army Group ⓘ Allied Expeditionary Air Force ⓘ Allied naval forces in the English Channel ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ Free France ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Norway ⓘ Poland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
describedBySource	Allied naval operation orders for Overlord ⓘ
hasPart	airborne assault support ⓘ amphibious landings ⓘ anti-submarine warfare operations ⓘ convoy escort operations ⓘ logistical sealift ⓘ naval bombardment ⓘ naval gunfire support ⓘ naval minesweeping operations ⓘ
involves	battleships ⓘ cruisers ⓘ destroyers ⓘ escort carriers ⓘ landing craft ⓘ merchant shipping ⓘ minesweepers ⓘ
location	English Channel ⓘ Normandy ⓘ Hauts-de-France ⓘ surface form: northern France
notableFor	largest amphibious invasion in history ⓘ
objective	establish Allied lodgement in Normandy ⓘ neutralize German coastal defenses ⓘ secure Normandy beachheads ⓘ transport invasion forces across the English Channel ⓘ
opposingForce	Nazi Germany ⓘ
partOf	Operation Overlord ⓘ surface form: Normandy campaign Operation Overlord ⓘ
result	opening of Western Front in German-occupied France ⓘ successful establishment of Allied beachheads in Normandy ⓘ
startTime	1944-06-06 ⓘ
temporalCoverage	1944 ⓘ

Referenced by (50)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

World War II → hasPart → Operation Neptune ⓘ

European theatre of World War II → campaign → Operation Neptune ⓘ

this entity surface form: Normandy Campaign

European theatre of World War II → keyEvent → Operation Neptune ⓘ

this entity surface form: Allied invasion of Normandy

D-Day → alsoKnownAs → Operation Neptune ⓘ

English Channel → siteOf → Operation Neptune ⓘ

this entity surface form: D-Day naval operations

Gold Beach → partOf → Operation Neptune ⓘ

Western Front → notableEvent → Operation Neptune ⓘ

subject surface form: Western Front (World War II)

Allied Naval Expeditionary Force → notableOperation → Operation Neptune ⓘ

U.S. 82nd Airborne Division → conflictParticipated → Operation Neptune ⓘ

Juno Beach → operationPhase → Operation Neptune ⓘ

Operation Neptune → alsoKnownAs → Operation Neptune ⓘ

this entity surface form: Neptune phase of Operation Overlord

USS Nevada (BB-36) → tookPartIn → Operation Neptune ⓘ

Bertram Ramsay → participantIn → Operation Neptune ⓘ

21st Army Group → operation → Operation Neptune ⓘ

Sword Beach → partOf → Operation Neptune ⓘ

Operation Overlord → component → Operation Neptune ⓘ

James M. Gavin → participatedIn → Operation Neptune ⓘ

Liberation of France → hasPart → Operation Neptune ⓘ

Normandy → WWIIEvent → Operation Neptune ⓘ

Allied operations in Western Europe → hasPart → Operation Neptune ⓘ

All American Division → participatedIn → Operation Neptune ⓘ

British Second Army → operation → Operation Neptune ⓘ

Mike and Nan sectors → partOfOperation → Operation Neptune ⓘ

Admiral Bertram Ramsay → militaryOperation → Operation Neptune ⓘ

subject surface form: Bertram Ramsay

Captain Philip Vian → notableFor → Operation Neptune ⓘ

subject surface form: Philip Vian

this entity surface form: Normandy landings naval operations

3rd Infantry Division → conflict → Operation Neptune ⓘ

The Longest Day → depictsEvent → Operation Neptune ⓘ

27th Armoured Brigade → participatedIn → Operation Neptune ⓘ

3rd British Infantry Division → operation → Operation Neptune ⓘ

Queen Red → partOf → Operation Neptune ⓘ

Deputy Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force → associatedWith → Operation Neptune ⓘ

Northwest Europe → notableOperation → Operation Neptune ⓘ

505th Parachute Infantry Regiment → participatedIn → Operation Neptune ⓘ

Battle of Normandy → operation → Operation Neptune ⓘ

Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer → eventOccurredHere → Operation Neptune ⓘ

Pointe du Hoc → operation → Operation Neptune ⓘ

Air Commander-in-Chief Allied Expeditionary Air Force → supportedOperation → Operation Neptune ⓘ

Allied combined naval operations → hasPart → Operation Neptune ⓘ

this entity surface form: Normandy landings naval operations

Angoville-au-Plain → operationAssociatedWith → Operation Neptune ⓘ

D-Day landing area → partOf → Operation Neptune ⓘ

Waco CG-4 glider → notableOperation → Operation Neptune ⓘ

subject surface form: Waco CG-4

Nan White → tacticalOperation → Operation Neptune ⓘ

BB-33 → participatedInOperation → Operation Neptune ⓘ

subject surface form: USS Arkansas

British Army order of battle in Normandy → relatedTo → Operation Neptune ⓘ

HMS Tartar → tookPartIn → Operation Neptune ⓘ

Operation Perch → follows → Operation Neptune ⓘ

battleship HMS Nelson → participatedIn → Operation Neptune ⓘ

subject surface form: HMS Nelson

Allied Expeditionary Force → operation → Operation Neptune ⓘ

Operation Deadstick → relatedOperation → Operation Neptune ⓘ

1st Special Service Brigade → operation → Operation Neptune ⓘ