Pegasus Bridge
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Pegasus Bridge is a famous World War II bridge in Normandy, France, captured by British airborne forces during the D-Day landings.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pegasus Bridge canonical | 15 |
| Pegasus Bridge assault | 2 |
| Capture of Pegasus Bridge | 1 |
| Capture of the Orne River and Caen Canal bridges | 1 |
| Horsa Bridge assault | 1 |
| new Pegasus Bridge (1994) | 1 |
| original Pegasus Bridge | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T705021 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pegasus Bridge Context triple: [Sword Beach, nearbyFeature, Pegasus Bridge]
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A.
Spitfire Bridge
Spitfire Bridge is a notable bridge structure associated with England’s M3 motorway, named in reference to the iconic World War II fighter aircraft.
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B.
Dieppe Raid
The Dieppe Raid was a disastrous Allied amphibious assault on the German-occupied French port of Dieppe in August 1942, remembered for its heavy casualties and the tactical lessons it provided for later operations such as D-Day.
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C.
Battle of Dunkirk
The Battle of Dunkirk was a crucial 1940 World War II engagement in which Allied forces, surrounded by German troops in northern France, were evacuated across the English Channel in the massive Dunkirk evacuation.
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D.
Operation Plunder
Operation Plunder was the Allied amphibious and airborne assault across the Rhine River in March 1945 that helped open the way into the heart of Nazi Germany.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pegasus Bridge Target entity description: Pegasus Bridge is a famous World War II bridge in Normandy, France, captured by British airborne forces during the D-Day landings.
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A.
Spitfire Bridge
Spitfire Bridge is a notable bridge structure associated with England’s M3 motorway, named in reference to the iconic World War II fighter aircraft.
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B.
Dieppe Raid
The Dieppe Raid was a disastrous Allied amphibious assault on the German-occupied French port of Dieppe in August 1942, remembered for its heavy casualties and the tactical lessons it provided for later operations such as D-Day.
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C.
Battle of Dunkirk
The Battle of Dunkirk was a crucial 1940 World War II engagement in which Allied forces, surrounded by German troops in northern France, were evacuated across the English Channel in the massive Dunkirk evacuation.
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D.
Operation Plunder
Operation Plunder was the Allied amphibious and airborne assault across the Rhine River in March 1945 that helped open the way into the heart of Nazi Germany.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II site
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bascule bridge ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| assaultLedBy | Major John Howard ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Normandy ⓘ |
| capturedBy |
British 6th Airborne Division
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British airborne forces ⓘ |
| capturedByUnit |
D Company, 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
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Glider-borne infantry ⓘ |
| capturedOn | 1944-06-06 ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
annual D-Day ceremonies
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war memorials at the site ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| constructionType |
bascule-type drawbridge
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movable bridge ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| crosses | Caen Canal ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | approximately 10 km northeast of Caen ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
memorials to 6th Airborne Division
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plaques honoring British airborne troops ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Memorial Pegasus ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCemetery | Ranville War Cemetery ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bénouville
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Normandy ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
British airborne forces emblem
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Pegasus (emblem of British airborne forces) ⓘ |
| near |
Ouistreham
ⓘ
Ranville ⓘ |
| opened | 1934 ⓘ |
| operation | Operation Deadstick ⓘ |
| originalName | Bénouville Bridge ⓘ |
| originalStructureRelocatedTo |
Pegasus Bridge museum area
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surface form:
Pegasus Bridge Museum
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| partOf |
D-Day
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surface form:
D-Day landings
Operation Overlord ⓘ |
| protectedStatus | historic monument ⓘ |
| region | Calvados department ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Pegasus Bridge
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
new Pegasus Bridge (1994)
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| roleInWWII |
first bridge to be captured by Allied forces on D-Day
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secured intact by coup de main glider assault ⓘ |
| significance |
key objective in securing approach to Caen
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symbol of airborne operations on D-Day ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
prevented German counterattacks from crossing Caen Canal
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secured eastern flank of Allied landing beaches ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar |
Western Front
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surface form:
Western Front in World War II
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| tourism | popular site for military history visitors ⓘ |
| usedFor | road traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pegasus Bridge Description of subject: Pegasus Bridge is a famous World War II bridge in Normandy, France, captured by British airborne forces during the D-Day landings.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
new Pegasus Bridge (1994)
this entity surface form:
Capture of the Orne River and Caen Canal bridges
D Company, 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
→
notableOperation
→
Pegasus Bridge
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this entity surface form:
Pegasus Bridge assault
D Company, 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
→
notableOperation
→
Pegasus Bridge
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this entity surface form:
Horsa Bridge assault
subject surface form:
John Howard
this entity surface form:
Pegasus Bridge assault
subject surface form:
John Howard
this entity surface form:
Capture of Pegasus Bridge
this entity surface form:
original Pegasus Bridge