Arthur Harris

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Aeronautical_Society
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_Association
gptkb:British_Legion
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkbp:born April 13, 1892
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Church_of_St._Mary,_Portbury
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:RAF_Bomber_Command
gptkbp:controversy Civilian casualties in bombing campaigns
gptkbp:died April 5, 1984
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Sir_Arthur_Travers_Harris
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Arthur Harris
gptkbp:influenced British air strategy
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Hugh_Trenchard
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Strategic_bombing_during_World_War_II
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern air warfare
Debate on ethics of bombing
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Bomber_Harris
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Bomber_Command:_The_Story_of_the_RAF's_Bomber_Offensive
The Bomber Offensive: The Combined Bomber Offensive Against Germany 1940-1945
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Birmingham,_England
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Bristol,_England
gptkbp:post_war_career gptkb:Public_speaker
Wrote memoirs
Advocate for air power
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:service_years 1910–1945
gptkbp:significant_event gptkb:Operation_Chastise
gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
gptkb:Bombing_of_Berlin
gptkb:Bombing_of_Dresden
gptkb:Operation_Gomorrah
gptkb:Bombing_of_Hamburg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Evelyn_Harris
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_Kingdom_during_World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4