Arthur Harris

GPTKB entity

Properties (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:advocatesFor Area bombing strategy
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_Museum
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_Association
gptkb:British_Legion
gptkb:Imperial_War_Museum
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_Historical_Society
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkb:Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
gptkbp:born April 13, 1892
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Church_of_St._Mary_the_Virgin,_Bickleigh
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:RAF_Bomber_Command
gptkbp:controversy Civilian casualties in bombing campaigns
gptkbp:depictedIn Films_and_documentaries_about_WWII
gptkbp:died April 5, 1984
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Grammar_School,_Birmingham
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Sir_Arthur_Travers_Harris
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Arthur Harris
gptkbp:influenced Post-war air power doctrine
British_air_strategy
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Hugh_Trenchard
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Strategic_bombing_during_World_War_II
gptkbp:legacy Debate over strategic bombing ethics
gptkbp:militaryRank Air Chief Marshal
gptkbp:militaryService 1910–1945
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Bomber_Harris
gptkbp:notableOperations gptkb:Bombing_of_Berlin
gptkb:Bombing_of_Dresden
gptkb:Bombing_of_Hamburg
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Birmingham,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Bristol,_England
gptkbp:postWarCareer gptkb:Chairman_of_the_British_Overseas_Airways_Corporation
Member_of_the_House_of_Lords
Director_of_the_British_Aircraft_Corporation
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Sir_Charles_Portal
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Marshal_of_the_Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Evelyn_Harris
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sir_Arthur_T._Harris
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Memoirs_of_a_Bomber_Commander