Battle of the River Forth

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:casualties 16 German aircrew killed
2 German aircraft shot down
No British aircraft lost
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Archibald_McKellar
Helmut Pohle
gptkbp:date 16 October 1939
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of Britain
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the River Forth
gptkbp:location gptkb:Firth_of_Forth
gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:notableFor first aerial combat over Britain in WWII
first Luftwaffe attack on British territory in WWII
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkbp:precededBy outbreak of World War II
gptkbp:result British victory
gptkbp:significance boosted British morale
first German aircraft shot down over Britain in WWII
gptkbp:target gptkb:HMS_Edinburgh
gptkb:Royal_Navy_warships
gptkb:HMS_Southampton
gptkbp:usedInAircraft gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Heinkel_He_111
gptkb:Junkers_Ju_88
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:World_War_II_(early_stages)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7