Bombing of Antwerp

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military operation
gptkbp:campaigns defeat_Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:criticism high civilian impact
gptkbp:date 1944
gptkbp:decidedBy Allied_command
gptkbp:depicts films
gptkbp:documentedIn military archives
gptkbp:followedBy further military actions
the Battle of the Scheldt
gptkbp:hasPrograms gain air superiority
liberate_Western_Europe
liberate_Belgium
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bombing of Antwerp
gptkbp:impact Antwerp's_port_facilities
gptkbp:influenced post-war reconstruction
gptkbp:inspiration historical studies
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkbp:is_aimed_at disrupting supply lines
German_war_production
gptkbp:is_characterized_by heavy aerial bombardment
gptkbp:is_designed_to weaken_German_defenses
gptkbp:is_essential_for Allied_logistics
gptkbp:is_known_for memorials
gptkbp:is_part_of Operation Market Garden
secure supply routes
bombing_raids_in_Belgium
gptkbp:is_studied_in military strategy discussions
gptkbp:is_used_in historical literature
gptkbp:keyEvent the_air_war_over_Europe
the_liberation_of_Belgium
gptkbp:ledTo civilian casualties
gptkbp:notableOperations 1944
gptkbp:occursAnnually gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:performedBy gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkb:Allied_air_forces
ground forces
multiple occasions
strategic bombers
September 4, 1944
gptkbp:reportsTo news agencies
gptkbp:resultedIn destruction of infrastructure
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:European_theater_of_World_War_II
the_history_of_Antwerp.
gptkbp:tactics Axis powers
gptkbp:targets German_military_installations
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for its industrial capacity
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in the_eventual_defeat_of_Germany
gptkbp:was_a_response_to gptkb:German_V-2_rocket_launch_sites
disrupting enemy operations
civilian safety concerns
German_occupation