Pegasus Bridge

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Pegasus Bridge is a famous World War II bridge in Normandy, France, captured by British airborne forces during the D-Day landings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II site
bascule bridge
tourist attraction
assaultLedBy Major John Howard
battle Battle of Normandy
capturedBy British 6th Airborne Division
British airborne forces
capturedByUnit D Company, 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
Glider-borne infantry
capturedOn 1944-06-06
commemoratedBy annual D-Day ceremonies
war memorials at the site
conflict World War II
constructionType bascule-type drawbridge
movable bridge
country France
crosses Caen Canal
distanceFrom approximately 10 km northeast of Caen
era 20th century
hasFeature memorials to 6th Airborne Division
plaques honoring British airborne troops
hasMuseum Memorial Pegasus
hasNearbyCemetery Ranville War Cemetery
locatedIn Bénouville
Normandy
material steel
namedAfter British airborne forces emblem
Pegasus (emblem of British airborne forces)
near Ouistreham
Ranville
opened 1934
operation Operation Deadstick
originalName Bénouville Bridge
originalStructureRelocatedTo Pegasus Bridge Museum
partOf D-Day landings
linked to: D-Day

Operation Overlord
protectedStatus historic monument
region Calvados department
replacedBy new Pegasus Bridge (1994)
linked to: Pegasus Bridge
roleInWWII first bridge to be captured by Allied forces on D-Day
secured intact by coup de main glider assault
significance key objective in securing approach to Caen
symbol of airborne operations on D-Day
strategicImportance prevented German counterattacks from crossing Caen Canal
secured eastern flank of Allied landing beaches
theaterOfWar Western Front in World War II
linked to: Western Front
tourism popular site for military history visitors
usedFor road traffic

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Sword Beach nearbyFeature Pegasus Bridge
Caen Canal crossedBy Pegasus Bridge
Caen Canal notableBridge Pegasus Bridge
Pegasus Bridge replacedBy new Pegasus Bridge (1994)
linked to: Pegasus Bridge
British 6th Airborne Division notableEngagement Capture of the Orne River and Caen Canal bridges
linked to: Pegasus Bridge
Calvados contains Pegasus Bridge
Stephen E. Ambrose notableWork Pegasus Bridge
Bénouville hasHeritageSite Pegasus Bridge
Pegasus Bridge museum area near Pegasus Bridge
Operation Deadstick bridgeCaptured Pegasus Bridge
Operation Deadstick bridgeRenamed Pegasus Bridge
D Company, 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry notableOperation Pegasus Bridge assault
linked to: Pegasus Bridge
John Howard militaryOperation Pegasus Bridge assault
subject linked to: Major John Howard
linked to: Pegasus Bridge
John Howard battle Capture of Pegasus Bridge
subject linked to: Major John Howard
linked to: Pegasus Bridge
Memorial Pegasus locatedNear Pegasus Bridge
Memorial Pegasus hasExhibit original Pegasus Bridge
linked to: Pegasus Bridge
Memorial Pegasus namedAfter Pegasus Bridge
Ranville locatedNear Pegasus Bridge
Ranville nearbyLandmark Pegasus Bridge
Ranville War Cemetery nearbyFeature Pegasus Bridge
Bénouville Bridge alsoKnownAs Pegasus Bridge