Allied bombing of Berlin

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:casualties tens of thousands of civilians
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Berlin_Airlift_Memorial
gptkbp:conductedBy gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:destroyedBy destruction of cultural landmarks
extensive destruction of infrastructure
gptkbp:endDate 1945
gptkbp:historicalSignificance contributed to German defeat
demonstrated Allied air power
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Allied bombing of Berlin
gptkbp:location gptkb:Berlin
gptkbp:notableEvent November 1943 (start of Battle of Berlin air campaign)
August 1940 (first major raid)
Battle of Berlin (air) 1943-1944
February 1945 (last major raid)
gptkbp:objective bomber
demoralize German population
destroy German war industry
gptkbp:opposedBy Luftwaffe
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:The_Blitz
Strategic bombing during World War II
gptkbp:resultedIn fires
mass civilian displacement
urban devastation
gptkbp:startDate 1940
gptkbp:target gptkb:Berlin
gptkbp:usedInAircraft gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Consolidated_B-24_Liberator
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Evacuation_of_civilians_from_Berlin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7