Allied bombing campaign

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:casualties hundreds of thousands of civilians
gptkbp:conductedBy gptkb:Allies_of_World_War_II
gptkbp:controversy civilian casualties
destruction of cultural heritage
debate over effectiveness
gptkbp:endDate 1945
gptkbp:includesOperation gptkb:Strategic_bombing_of_Germany
gptkb:Bombing_of_Dresden
gptkb:Bombing_of_Hiroshima
gptkb:Bombing_of_Nagasaki
gptkb:Operation_Gomorrah
gptkb:Bombing_of_Tokyo
gptkbp:location gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Curtis_LeMay
gptkb:Carl_Spaatz
gptkb:Arthur_Harris
gptkbp:objective disrupt transportation
destroy enemy industry
reduce military capability
weaken enemy morale
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:The_Blitz
gptkb:RAF_Bomber_Command
gptkb:USAAF_Eighth_Air_Force
gptkb:Area_bombing_directive
gptkb:Combined_Bomber_Offensive
gptkbp:resultedIn postwar reconstruction
disruption of Axis war production
debate on ethics of strategic bombing
mass destruction of cities
gptkbp:startDate 1939
gptkbp:target gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkb:Axis_powers
gptkbp:usedInAircraft gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Pantelleria
gptkb:Invasion_of_Southern_France
gptkb:Czechoslovak_RAF_squadrons
gptkb:Capture_of_Pantelleria_island
gptkb:Invasion_of_Pantelleria
gptkb:D-Day_landings_1944
gptkb:Luftwaffe_(WWII)
gptkb:Ruhr_1943-1945
gptkb:Rabaul_Naval_Base
gptkb:Ruhr_1943-45
gptkb:Foggia_Airfield_Complex
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Allied bombing campaign