German 709th Static Infantry Division

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Wehrmacht infantry division military unit static infantry division

The German 709th Static Infantry Division was a second-line coastal defense unit of the Wehrmacht tasked with holding a sector of the Normandy coastline, including the area later known as Utah Beach during the D-Day landings.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
709th Infantry Division 1
German 709th Infantry Division 1
German 709th Static Infantry Division canonical 1

Statements (27)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Wehrmacht infantry division ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
static infantry division ⓘ
branch German Army ⓘ
surface form: German Army (Heer)
category German World War II infantry divisions ⓘ
German units in the Battle of Normandy ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War
country Nazi Germany ⓘ
defensiveSector Utah Beach ⓘ
surface form: Utah Beach area
engagement Battle of Normandy ⓘ
surface form: Allied invasion of Normandy

D-Day ⓘ
surface form: D-Day landings
front Western Front ⓘ
higherCommand OKH (Oberkommando des Heeres) ⓘ
surface form: German Army High Command (OKH)

Wehrmacht ⓘ
location Normandy ⓘ
surface form: Normandy, France
mobility limited mobility ⓘ
opponent Allied forces ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
primaryFunction beach defense ⓘ
coastal fortification manning ⓘ
quality second-line unit ⓘ
role coastal defense ⓘ
sector Cotentin Peninsula ⓘ
task defend Normandy coastline ⓘ
hold sector including Utah Beach ⓘ
theater European theatre of World War II ⓘ
type static (non-motorized) division ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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Instruction
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# Requirements
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- If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list.
- Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf".
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Input
Subject: German 709th Static Infantry Division
Description of subject: The German 709th Static Infantry Division was a second-line coastal defense unit of the Wehrmacht tasked with holding a sector of the Normandy coastline, including the area later known as Utah Beach during the D-Day landings.

Referenced by (3)

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

Utah Beach → defendedBy → German 709th Static Infantry Division ⓘ
World War II Battle of Cherbourg → involvedUnit → German 709th Static Infantry Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: German 709th Infantry Division
Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben → commanded → German 709th Static Infantry Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 709th Infantry Division