Blitz (World War II)

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:baseDefense gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Air_Raid_Precautions_(ARP)
gptkb:The_Home_Guard
Anti-aircraft artillery
gptkbp:casualties over 40,000 civilians killed
over 46,000 civilians injured
gptkbp:civilianResponse blackout regulations
evacuation of children
firewatching
use of air raid shelters
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Hugh_Dowding
gptkb:Keith_Park
Hermann Göring
gptkbp:endDate 11 May 1941
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gptkbp:legacy increased British resolve
influenced postwar urban planning
cultural memory in Britain
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:method bomber
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:The_Second_Great_Fire_of_London
gptkb:Clydebank_Blitz
gptkb:Plymouth_Blitz
Belfast Blitz
Bristol Blitz
Coventry Blitz
Hull Blitz
Liverpool Blitz
Sheffield Blitz
Swansea Blitz
gptkbp:objective demoralize British population
destroy British industry
force British surrender
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:startDate 7 September 1940
gptkbp:target gptkb:Belfast
gptkb:Birmingham
gptkb:Bristol
gptkb:Cardiff
gptkb:Coventry
gptkb:Glasgow
gptkb:Hull
gptkb:Liverpool
gptkb:London
gptkb:Manchester
gptkb:Plymouth
gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkb:Sheffield
gptkb:Southampton
gptkbp:usedInAircraft gptkb:Dornier_Do_17
gptkb:Heinkel_He_111
gptkb:Junkers_Ju_87
gptkb:Junkers_Ju_88
gptkb:Messerschmitt_Bf_110
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:East_End_of_London,_England
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7