Bridge at Grave

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Bridge at Grave is a strategically significant road bridge over the Maas River near the Dutch town of Grave, known for its role in Operation Market Garden during World War II.

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Bridge at Grave canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II site ⓘ
road bridge ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Maas Bridge at Grave ⓘ
associatedWithMilitaryOperation Allied airborne landings in the Netherlands in 1944 ⓘ
capturedDuring Operation Market Garden ⓘ
category Bridges in North Brabant ⓘ
Operation Market Garden locations ⓘ
World War II sites in the Netherlands ⓘ
conflict Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
controlledByDuringOperationMarketGarden Allied forces ⓘ
countryDuringWorldWarII Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ
crosses Maas River ⓘ
linked to: Maas
defendedBy German forces during World War II ⓘ
importance key link in route for Allied ground forces advancing from Belgium into the Netherlands ⓘ
locatedIn Grave ⓘ
locatedInCountry Netherlands ⓘ
locatedInProvince North Brabant ⓘ
near Dutch town of Grave ⓘ
notableEvent Operation Market Garden ⓘ
notableFor role in Operation Market Garden ⓘ
partOf Dutch road network ⓘ
river Maas ⓘ
strategicImportance major road crossing over the Maas River ⓘ
strategicRoleInOperationMarketGarden vital crossing to secure Allied advance toward Nijmegen and Arnhem ⓘ
theaterOfWar Western Front of World War II ⓘ
linked to: Western Front
usedFor road traffic ⓘ

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

John S. Thompsonbrug → alsoKnownAs → Bridge at Grave ⓘ
Grave bridge → alsoKnownAs → Bridge at Grave ⓘ
Maas Bridge at Grave → isKnownAs → Bridge at Grave ⓘ