Carentan
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Carentan is a small town in Normandy, France, known for its strategic role in the D-Day landings and subsequent World War II battles.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carentan canonical | 12 |
| Carentan engagement | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | commune of France ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | former commune ⓘ |
| capturedBy |
U.S. 101st Airborne Division
ⓘ
U.S. 82nd Airborne Division ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| departmentCode | 50 ⓘ |
| event | Battle of Carentan ⓘ |
| eventDate | June 1944 ⓘ |
| hasCemetery | military graves and memorials (vicinity) ⓘ |
| hasCulturalReference |
depicted in World War II films and series
ⓘ
featured in the TV miniseries Band of Brothers ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
World War II memorials
ⓘ
historic town center ⓘ |
| hasRoadConnection | routes between Cherbourg and Caen ⓘ |
| hasTransport |
canal harbor
ⓘ
railway station ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Parc naturel régional des Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin
ⓘ
surface form:
Cotentin and Bessin Marshes
|
| inConflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| inOperation |
Battle of Normandy
ⓘ
surface form:
Normandy landings
Operation Overlord ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Battle of Carentan
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Carentan in June 1944
strategic role in the Normandy landings ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cotentin Peninsula
ⓘ
Manche department ⓘ Normandy (administrative region) ⓘ
surface form:
Normandy
Western France ⓘ
surface form:
northwestern France
|
| locatedNear |
Baie des Veys
ⓘ
Douve River ⓘ Vire River ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Carentan Canal ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Carentan-les-Marais ⓘ |
| mergerDate | 2016 ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Caen
ⓘ
Cherbourg ⓘ
surface form:
Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
Saint-Lô ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
German 1st Parachute Division
ⓘ
surface form:
German Fallschirmjäger units
|
| partOf |
arrondissement of Saint-Lô
ⓘ
canton of Carentan-les-Marais ⓘ |
| region |
Normandy (administrative region)
ⓘ
surface form:
Basse-Normandie (former administrative region)
Normandy (administrative region) ⓘ
surface form:
Normandie (current administrative region)
|
| strategicImportance | road and rail junction in Normandy ⓘ |
| strategicRole | linking Utah Beach and Omaha Beach beachheads ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Central European Summer Time ⓘ |
| tourismType | military history tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Carentan engagement