German 709th Static Infantry Division
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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.
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Wehrmacht infantry division
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military unit → static infantry division → |
| branch |
German Army (Heer)
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| category |
German World War II infantry divisions
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German units in the Battle of Normandy → |
| conflict |
Second World War
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| country |
Nazi Germany
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| defensiveSector |
Utah Beach area
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| engagement |
Allied invasion of Normandy
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D-Day landings NERFINISHED → |
| front |
Western Front
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| higherCommand |
German Army High Command (OKH)
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Wehrmacht NERFINISHED → |
| location |
Normandy, France
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| mobility |
limited mobility
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| opponent |
Allied forces
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United States Army NERFINISHED → |
| primaryFunction |
beach defense
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coastal fortification manning → |
| quality |
second-line unit
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| role |
coastal defense
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| sector |
Cotentin Peninsula
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| task |
defend Normandy coastline
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hold sector including Utah Beach → |
| theater |
European theatre of World War II
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| type |
static (non-motorized) division
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Utah Beach
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defendedBy |