worldWarIIRole
P16542
predicate
Indicates the specific role, position, or function an entity had in relation to World War II.
Aliases (14)
- roleInWWII ×9
- primaryRoleDuringWWII ×3
- roleAtIwoJima ×3
- roleInSiegeOfLeningrad ×3
- primaryFunctionDuringWWII ×2
- WorldWarIIRole ×1
- focusDuringWWII ×1
- hasWWIIRole ×1
- primaryMissionDuringWorldWarII ×1
- roleDuringWWII ×1
- roleInDoolittleRaid ×1
- roleOnD-Day ×1
- warTimeRole ×1
- worldWarIIPacificTheaterRole ×1
Sample triples (32)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| 16th Army | Participated in encirclement and blockade of Leningrad from the south and southeast ("roleInSiegeOfLeningrad") → |
| 18th Army (Wehrmacht) | Blockade operations against Leningrad ("roleInSiegeOfLeningrad") → |
| 18th Army (Wehrmacht) | Encirclement of Leningrad from the south and southwest ("roleInSiegeOfLeningrad") → |
| 2nd Marine Division | conducted major amphibious assaults in the Central Pacific ("worldWarIIPacificTheaterRole") → |
| 5th Marine Division | amphibious assault landing force ("roleAtIwoJima") → |
| 5th Marine Division | assault division ("roleAtIwoJima") → |
| Angaur | site of U.S.-Japan military operations ("hasWWIIRole") → |
| Brazzaville | seat of Free French government in Africa ("roleInWWII") → |
| British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division | assault division on Gold Beach ("roleOnD-Day") → |
| CV-8 | launched B-25 bombers for first air raid on Tokyo ("roleInDoolittleRaid") → |
| Central Slovakia | center of anti-Nazi resistance in Slovakia ("WorldWarIIRole") → |
| Eighth Air Force | Daylight strategic bombing of Nazi Germany ("primaryMissionDuringWorldWarII") → |
| Eighth Air Force | Strategic bombing of industrial and military targets in Germany → |
| Eighth Air Force | Support of Allied ground operations in Western Europe → |
| Fairey Firefly | anti-shipping operations ("roleInWWII") → |
| Fairey Firefly | fleet reconnaissance ("roleInWWII") → |
| Fairey Firefly | strike missions ("roleInWWII") → |
| Gloster Meteor | interception of V‑1 flying bombs ("roleInWWII") → |
| Heinkel | manufacturer of bombers ("primaryRoleDuringWWII") → |
| Heinkel | manufacturer of night fighters ("primaryRoleDuringWWII") → |
| IAR (Romania) | production of fighters and light bombers for Romania ("focusDuringWWII") → |
| Kongō-class battlecruiser | fast battleship escort for carrier task forces ("roleInWWII") → |
| Kongō-class battlecruiser | surface action ship ("roleInWWII") → |
| Pegasus Bridge | first bridge to be captured by Allied forces on D-Day ("roleInWWII") → |
| Pegasus Bridge | secured intact by coup de main glider assault ("roleInWWII") → |
| President of the First Slovak Republic | formal head of a German satellite state ("warTimeRole") → |
| RAF Rochford | fighter operations ("primaryRoleDuringWWII") → |
| RAF Scampton | base for bomber squadrons ("roleDuringWWII") → |
| USS Arkansas | shore bombardment ("roleAtIwoJima") → |
| Western Approaches | coordination of convoy routes ("primaryFunctionDuringWWII") → |
| Western Approaches | protection of merchant shipping ("primaryFunctionDuringWWII") → |
| Wilhelmina of the Netherlands | symbol of Dutch resistance in exile → |