Bénouville Bridge
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Bénouville Bridge, better known as Pegasus Bridge, is a historic World War II site in Normandy, France, famously captured by British airborne forces during the D-Day landings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bénouville Bridge canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4002827 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bénouville Bridge Context triple: [Caen Canal, crossedBy, Bénouville Bridge]
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A.
Cheviré Bridge
The Cheviré Bridge is a major road bridge near Nantes in western France, notable for carrying the ring road across the Loire River.
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B.
The Huc Bridge
The Huc Bridge is a famous bright-red wooden footbridge in Hanoi, Vietnam, leading to Ngoc Son Temple on Hoàn Kiếm Lake and serving as an iconic symbol of the city.
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C.
Faidherbe Bridge
Faidherbe Bridge is a historic metal arch bridge in Saint-Louis, Senegal, known for linking the island city to the mainland and serving as an iconic colonial-era landmark.
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D.
Pont d’Ain
Pont d’Ain is a French commune in the Ain department of eastern France, known for its historic bridge over the Ain River and its picturesque riverside setting.
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E.
Pont-Aven bridge
Pont-Aven bridge is a notable crossing in the picturesque Breton town of Pont-Aven in northwestern France, known for its scenic setting that inspired many artists.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bénouville Bridge Target entity description: Bénouville Bridge, better known as Pegasus Bridge, is a historic World War II site in Normandy, France, famously captured by British airborne forces during the D-Day landings.
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A.
Cheviré Bridge
The Cheviré Bridge is a major road bridge near Nantes in western France, notable for carrying the ring road across the Loire River.
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B.
The Huc Bridge
The Huc Bridge is a famous bright-red wooden footbridge in Hanoi, Vietnam, leading to Ngoc Son Temple on Hoàn Kiếm Lake and serving as an iconic symbol of the city.
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C.
Faidherbe Bridge
Faidherbe Bridge is a historic metal arch bridge in Saint-Louis, Senegal, known for linking the island city to the mainland and serving as an iconic colonial-era landmark.
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D.
Pont d’Ain
Pont d’Ain is a French commune in the Ain department of eastern France, known for its historic bridge over the Ain River and its picturesque riverside setting.
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E.
Pont-Aven bridge
Pont-Aven bridge is a notable crossing in the picturesque Breton town of Pont-Aven in northwestern France, known for its scenic setting that inspired many artists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II historical site
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bascule bridge ⓘ bridge ⓘ road bridge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Pegasus Bridge ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle for Caen Canal bridges
ⓘ
linked to:
Caen Canal
|
| captureDate | 1944-06-06 ⓘ |
| capturedBy |
2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
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6th Airborne Division ⓘ British airborne forces ⓘ D Company, 2nd Ox and Bucks ⓘ glider-borne troops ⓘ |
| capturedFrom | German forces ⓘ |
| captureTime | shortly after midnight ⓘ |
| category |
D-Day sites in Normandy
ⓘ
linked to:
D-Day landing area
|
| commemoratedBy |
Memorial Pegasus (museum)
ⓘ
linked to:
Pegasus Memorial Museum
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| constructionStart | 1933 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| crosses |
Caen Canal
ⓘ
linked to:
Canal de Caen à la Mer
|
| currentStatus | replaced by a new bridge ⓘ |
| designedBy |
M. Le Tellier
ⓘ
linked to:
François-Michel Le Tellier
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| distanceFrom |
near Ouistreham
ⓘ
near Ranville ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
The Longest Day (book)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Longest Day
The Longest Day (film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Longest Day
|
| function | carries road traffic over Caen Canal ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | German troops prior to capture ⓘ |
| hasMonumentTo |
6th Airborne Division
ⓘ
D Company, 2nd Ox and Bucks ⓘ |
| heritage | symbol of British airborne operations in Normandy ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Bénouville ⓘ |
| locatedInDepartment | Calvados ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Normandy ⓘ |
| memorialNearby |
Pegasus Bridge Museum
ⓘ
linked to:
Pegasus Bridge museum area
|
| namedAfter |
Pegasus
ⓘ
emblem of the British Airborne Forces ⓘ |
| nearbyLandingBeaches | Sword Beach ⓘ |
| notableCommanderAtAction | Major John Howard ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1935 ⓘ |
| originalStructureStatus | preserved as a memorial ⓘ |
| partOf |
D-Day landings
ⓘ
linked to:
D-Day
Operation Overlord ⓘ Operation Tonga ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
prevented German counterattacks across Caen Canal
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secured eastern flank of the Normandy landings ⓘ |
| theater | Western Front ⓘ |
| type | movable bridge ⓘ |
| worldWarIIStatus | key objective on D-Day ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Bénouville Bridge Description of subject: Bénouville Bridge, better known as Pegasus Bridge, is a historic World War II site in Normandy, France, famously captured by British airborne forces during the D-Day landings.
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