Bombing of Dresden (1945)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Bombing_of_Dresden_(1945)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	bomber World War II bombing
gptkbp:casualties	estimated 22,700 to 25,000 killed
gptkbp:civilianCasualties	yes
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Carl_Spaatz gptkb:Arthur_Harris
gptkbp:conflict	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:controversy	debate over military necessity and civilian casualties
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:depictedIn	gptkb:Slaughterhouse-Five
gptkbp:endDate	1945-02-15
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Bombing_of_Tokyo_(1945)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Bombing of Dresden (1945)
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Dresden
gptkbp:memorial	gptkb:Dresden_Frauenkirche
gptkbp:notableSurvivor	gptkb:Kurt_Vonnegut
gptkbp:numberOfBombers	over 1,200
gptkbp:numberOfDrops	over 3,900 tons
gptkbp:numberOfSorties	over 3,900
gptkbp:partOf	Strategic bombing campaign of World War II
gptkbp:perpetrator	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Bombing_of_Hamburg
gptkbp:purpose	to disrupt German communications and war production
gptkbp:result	destruction of large parts of Dresden
gptkbp:startDate	1945-02-13
gptkbp:target	gptkb:Dresden_city_center
gptkbp:usedInAircraft	gptkb:aircraft gptkb:Consolidated_B-24_Liberator
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Dresden,_Kingdom_of_Saxony
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6