Bombing of Carentan

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operations
gptkbp:aftermath liberation of Carentan
gptkbp:casualties gptkb:military_personnel
gptkb:civilians
gptkbp:commemorated_by historical memorials
gptkbp:conducted gptkb:Operation_Neptune
gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkbp:date June 1944
gptkbp:depicted_in films and documentaries
gptkbp:followed_by ground invasion
gptkbp:historical_event in military aviation history
gptkbp:historical_significance part of D-Day operations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bombing of Carentan
gptkbp:influenced subsequent military tactics
gptkbp:involved gptkb:airstrikes
artillery bombardment
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of military analysis
gptkbp:is_aimed_at dislodging German troops
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in historical studies
gptkbp:is_criticized_for gptkb:civilian_casualties
gptkbp:is_designed_to weaken German supply lines
gptkbp:is_documented_in military records
gptkbp:is_significant_for Allied air superiority
Allied strategic planning
gptkbp:is_targeted_at German military positions
gptkbp:key the Battle of the Atlantic
gptkbp:key_event the liberation of Normandy
gptkbp:led_to increased civilian displacement
gptkbp:location gptkb:Carentan,_France
gptkbp:military_operations to gain foothold in France
gptkbp:operations against German positions in Normandy
gptkbp:order Allied command
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
liberate France
gptkbp:proposed_by Allied air planners
gptkbp:related_aircraft gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkb:B-24_Liberator
gptkbp:reported_by gptkb:Journalist
gptkbp:resulted_in destruction of infrastructure
gptkbp:strategic_goals disrupt German defenses
to secure the Cotentin Peninsula
gptkbp:was_a_demonstration_of air power effectiveness
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in the eventual defeat of Nazi Germany
gptkbp:was_a_precursor_to gptkb:Operation_Cobra
gptkbp:was_a_response_to German fortifications
German counterattacks
gptkbp:was_a_significant_operation in the European theater of WWII
gptkbp:was_a_strategic_bombing_campaign against Axis powers.
gptkbp:was_a_tactical_necessity to ensure ground troop success
gptkbp:was_characterized_by heavy aerial bombardment
gptkbp:was_executed_by gptkb:US_Army_Air_Forces
poor weather conditions
June 10, 1944
gptkbp:was_followed_by Allied ground forces advance
gptkbp:was_part_of gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
the Allied invasion of Europe
gptkbp:was_supported_by gptkb:naval_bombardment
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:B-17
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7