Bombing of Hamburg (as part of Allied effort)
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:military_operation
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Operation_Gomorrah
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
approx. 180,000 wounded
approx. 37,000 killed |
| gptkbp:conductedBy |
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces |
| gptkbp:destroyedBy |
large parts of Hamburg
|
| gptkbp:endDate |
3 August 1943
|
| gptkbp:goal |
cripple German war industry
break German civilian morale |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Bombing of Hamburg (as part of Allied effort)
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Hamburg
|
| gptkbp:notableFor |
one of the heaviest aerial bombardments in history
first use of 'window' radar countermeasures |
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:World_War_II
|
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
gptkb:fire
mass civilian casualties |
| gptkbp:startDate |
24 July 1943
|
| gptkbp:target |
gptkb:Hamburg
|
| gptkbp:usedFor |
high-explosive bombs
incendiary bombs |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:United_Kingdom_(1943)
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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