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Lieutenant Herbert Denham Brotheridge (8 December 1915 – 6 June 1944) was a British Army officer who served with the 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (the 52nd) during the Second World War. He is often considered to be the first Allied soldier to be killed in action on D-Day, 6 June 1944. He was killed during Operation Tonga: the British airborne landings which secured the left flank of the invasion area before the main assault on the Normandy beaches began.

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rdfs:label	Den Brotheridge (en) Den Brotheridge (de) Herbert Denham Brotheridge (fr) Den Brotheridge (nl)
rdfs:comment	Lieutenant Herbert Denham Brotheridge (8 December 1915 – 6 June 1944) was a British Army officer who served with the 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (the 52nd) during the Second World War. He is often considered to be the first Allied soldier to be killed in action on D-Day, 6 June 1944. He was killed during Operation Tonga: the British airborne landings which secured the left flank of the invasion area before the main assault on the Normandy beaches began. (en) Le lieutenant Herbert Denham Brotheridge dit Den Brotheridge, né le 8 décembre 1915 à Smethwick, Royaume-Uni et mort le 6 juin 1944 à Bénouville, est un officier de l'armée britannique au service de l'Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Il est souvent considéré comme le premier soldat allié mort au combat lors du débarquement de Normandie. Il serait tombé lors de la prise du Pegasus Bridge. Sa fille Margaret naîtra deux semaines après sa mort. Il est enterré dans le cimetière de l'église de Ranville, dans le Calvados. (fr) Herbert Denham Brotheridge (auch Den Brotheridge; * 1915 in Smethwick, Staffordshire; † 6. Juni 1944 bei Bénouville, Normandie, Frankreich) war ein britischer Lieutenant im Zweiten Weltkrieg. Er wurde im Verlauf der Operation Tonga als erster alliierter Soldat während des D-Days, am 6. Juni 1944, durch feindliches Feuer getötet. Den Brotheridge war der Sohn von Herbert Charles und Lilian Brotheridge aus Smethwick, Staffordshire. Er war mit Maggie Brotheridge, die aus demselben Ort stammte, verheiratet. Brotheridge ist auf einem Soldatenfriedhof nahe Ranville in Frankreich begraben. (de) Luitenant Herbert Denham Brotheridge was de eerste Britse militair die op D-Day in een gevecht met de Duitsers sneuvelde. Dit gebeurde tijdens Operatie Tonga waarin Brotheridge het 1e Peloton (ook bekend als Nr. 25 Platoon) leidde van Majoor John Howards 'D' Compagnie. Zijn opdracht was de brug over het Kanaal van Caen in te nemen. De brug is nu beter bekend als de Pegasusbrug. (nl)
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birth place	United Kingdom England Smethwick Staffordshire
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