Allied bombing of Germany in World War II

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Allied_bombing_of_Germany_in_World_War_II

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:bombsUsed	high-explosive bombs incendiary bombs cluster bombs blockbuster bombs
gptkbp:casualties	hundreds of thousands of civilians tens of thousands of aircrew
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Ira_C._Eaker gptkb:Charles_Portal gptkb:Richard_Peirse gptkb:Carl_A._Spaatz gptkb:Henry_H._Arnold gptkb:Robert_A._Lovett gptkb:Thomas_T._Handy gptkb:George_C._Kenney gptkb:Laurence_S._Kuter gptkb:Robert_Saundby gptkb:William_H._Tunner gptkb:John_C._H._Lee gptkb:Haywood_S._Hansell gptkb:Nathan_Twining gptkb:Curtis_LeMay gptkb:James_Doolittle gptkb:William_E._Kepner gptkb:Carl_Spaatz gptkb:Hugh_Trenchard gptkb:William_S._Knudsen gptkb:James_H._Doolittle gptkb:Arthur_Harris gptkb:John_K._Cannon gptkb:Samuel_E._Anderson gptkb:Frederick_L._Anderson gptkb:Jacob_Devers gptkb:John_Slessor
gptkbp:conductedBy	gptkb:Soviet_Union gptkb:United_Kingdom gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:controversy	civilian casualties destruction of cultural heritage debate over military necessity
gptkbp:endDate	1945
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Allied bombing of Germany in World War II
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:method	bomber area bombing precision bombing
gptkbp:notableOperation	gptkb:Bombing_of_Berlin gptkb:Bombing_of_Bremen gptkb:Bombing_of_Cologne gptkb:Bombing_of_Essen gptkb:Bombing_of_Frankfurt gptkb:Bombing_of_Hamburg gptkb:Bombing_of_Leipzig gptkb:Bombing_of_Munich gptkb:Bombing_of_Nuremberg gptkb:Bombing_of_Stuttgart gptkb:Bombing_of_Dresden gptkb:Operation_Gomorrah
gptkbp:objective	cripple German military destroy German war production disrupt German transportation weaken German morale
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:resultedIn	displacement of millions postwar reconstruction massive urban destruction collapse of German war production debate on ethics of bombing
gptkbp:startDate	1939
gptkbp:target	German cities German military infrastructure German industrial centers
gptkbp:usedInAircraft	gptkb:De_Havilland_Mosquito gptkb:aircraft gptkb:B-26_Marauder gptkb:Short_Stirling gptkb:B-25_Mitchell gptkb:Consolidated_B-24_Liberator
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Bombing_of_Stuttgart
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6