Battle at the Ramelle bridge

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The Battle at the Ramelle bridge is the climactic fictional World War II engagement depicted in the film "Saving Private Ryan," where a small group of American soldiers defends a strategic French bridge against a larger German force.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf climactic sequence
fictional battle
film scene
chronologicallyOccursAt climax of Saving Private Ryan
createdBy Steven Spielberg NERFINISHED
depictedIn Saving Private Ryan NERFINISHED
featuresCharacter Captain John H. Miller NERFINISHED
Corporal Henderson NERFINISHED
German prisoner nicknamed Steamboat Willie
Private Adrian Caparzo NERFINISHED
Private Daniel Jackson NERFINISHED
Private James Francis Ryan NERFINISHED
Private Richard Reiben NERFINISHED
Private Stanley Mellish NERFINISHED
T-4 Timothy Upham NERFINISHED
Technical Sergeant Mike Horvath NERFINISHED
firstAppearedIn 1998 film Saving Private Ryan NERFINISHED
follows search for Private Ryan
hasCommander Captain John H. Miller NERFINISHED
German tank commander
hasObjective defend the Ramelle bridge
prevent German forces from crossing the bridge
hasOutcome German advance temporarily halted
bridge destroyed
hasSide German Army NERFINISHED
United States Army NERFINISHED
hasTactic demolition of bridge
sniper overwatch
urban ambush
use of improvised explosives on tanks
involvesVehicle German Panzer tank
German Tiger tank
P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft NERFINISHED
involvesWeapon Browning Automatic Rifle NERFINISHED
M1 Garand rifle NERFINISHED
M1919 Browning machine gun NERFINISHED
bazooka
sticky bombs
partOf plot of Saving Private Ryan
precedes cemetery epilogue scene
resultsIn death of Captain John H. Miller
death of Private Daniel Jackson
death of Private Stanley Mellish
death of Technical Sergeant Mike Horvath
survival of Private James Francis Ryan
setAt bridge over the Merderet-like river
setDuring World War II NERFINISHED
setInCountry France NERFINISHED
setInLocation Ramelle NERFINISHED
writtenBy Robert Rodat NERFINISHED

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Private James Francis Ryan majorBattle Battle at the Ramelle bridge