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Bombing of Dresden in 1945
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Bombing_of_Dresden_in_1945
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
bomber
gptkbp:bombsDropped
approximately 3,900 tons
gptkbp:casualties
estimated 22,700 to 25,000 killed
gptkbp:commemoratedBy
13 February (annually in Dresden)
gptkbp:consequence
gptkb:fire
mass civilian casualties
gptkbp:country
gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:debatedBy
war crime allegations
military necessity debate
gptkbp:endDate
15 February 1945
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Bombing of Dresden in 1945
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Dresden
gptkbp:memorial
gptkb:Dresden_Bombing_Memorial
gptkb:Dresden_Frauenkirche
gptkbp:notableAircraft
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Consolidated_B-24_Liberator
gptkbp:numberOfBombers
over 1,200 bombers
gptkbp:objective
destroy transportation infrastructure
disrupt German military logistics
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:perpetrator
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:result
controversy over necessity and scale
widespread destruction of Dresden
gptkbp:startDate
13 February 1945
gptkbp:target
gptkb:Dresden_city_center
gptkbp:typeOfBombs
high-explosive bombs
incendiary bombs
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Dresden_Altmarkt
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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