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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:military_operation
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gptkbp:casualties
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tens of thousands injured
thousands of civilians killed
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gptkbp:consequence
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postwar reconstruction
major urban destruction
debate over ethics of area bombing
historical studies and documentaries
impact on German morale
influence on Allied bombing strategy
memorials in Cologne
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Germany
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gptkbp:displacement
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hundreds of thousands made homeless
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gptkbp:endDate
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1945
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Bombing of Cologne
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Cologne
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gptkbp:notableAircraft
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gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Consolidated_B-24_Liberator
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gptkbp:notableBattle
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Cologne Cathedral damaged
city center destroyed
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gptkbp:notableCommander
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gptkb:Walter_Storp
gptkb:James_Doolittle
gptkb:Carl_Spaatz
gptkb:Arthur_Harris
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Operation_Millennium
first 1,000 bomber raid
30/31 May 1942
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gptkbp:numberOfSorties
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over 250 air raids
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gptkbp:objective
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bomber
demoralization of civilian population
disruption of industry
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:resultedIn
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civilian casualties
heavy destruction of Cologne
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gptkbp:startDate
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1940
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gptkbp:target
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gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:RAF_Bomber_Command
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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