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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:military_operation
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gptkbp:airForceUsed
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Luftwaffe
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:The_Blitz
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gptkbp:casualties
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over 1 million homes destroyed or damaged
over 40,000 civilians killed
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gptkbp:commander
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Hermann Göring
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gptkbp:culturalSignificance
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inspired literature and films
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gptkbp:endDate
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11 May 1941
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Blitz (WWII)
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Belfast
gptkb:Birmingham
gptkb:Bristol
gptkb:Coventry
gptkb:Glasgow
gptkb:Hull
gptkb:Liverpool
gptkb:London
gptkb:Manchester
gptkb:Plymouth
gptkb:Southampton
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:mediaCoverage
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extensive newsreel and radio reporting
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gptkbp:memorial
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numerous memorials in UK cities
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gptkbp:method
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bomber
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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London bombed for 57 consecutive nights
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gptkbp:objective
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demoralize British population
destroy British industry
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:perpetrator
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gptkb:Nazi_Germany
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gptkbp:precededBy
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Battle of Britain
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gptkbp:relatedEvent
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gptkb:Clydebank_Blitz
gptkb:Plymouth_Blitz
Baedeker Blitz
Belfast Blitz
Bristol Blitz
Coventry Blitz
Greenock Blitz
Hull Blitz
Liverpool Blitz
Portsmouth Blitz
Sheffield Blitz
Swansea Blitz
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gptkbp:response
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British use of air raid shelters
blackout regulations
evacuation of children
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gptkbp:significance
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major civilian impact
symbol of British resilience
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gptkbp:startDate
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7 September 1940
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gptkbp:target
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British cities
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:City_of_London
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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