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Bombing of Lübeck in World War II
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Bombing_of_Lübeck_in_World_War_II
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:bombs_used
high-explosive bombs
incendiary bombs
gptkbp:casualties
320 killed
783 injured
gptkbp:civilianCasualties
Thousands left homeless
gptkbp:commander
gptkb:Arthur_Harris
gptkbp:conflict
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:consequence
Prompted the Baedeker Blitz
gptkbp:country
gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:date
28–29 March 1942
gptkbp:duration
about 2 hours
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Bombing of Lübeck in World War II
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Lübeck
gptkbp:notable_for
Use of firestorm tactics
gptkbp:number_of_bombers
234
gptkbp:partOf
Strategic bombing during World War II
gptkbp:perpetrator
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:response
German retaliatory raids on British cities
gptkbp:result
Destruction of much of Lübeck's old town
gptkbp:significance
First major German city destroyed by area bombing
gptkbp:structuresDestroyed
gptkb:St._Jacob's_Church
gptkb:St._Mary's_Church
gptkb:St._Aegidien_Church
gptkb:St._Peter's_Church
gptkb:Lübeck_Cathedral
Holstentor damaged
gptkbp:target
gptkb:Lübeck_city_center
gptkbp:usedInAircraft
gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Hanseatic_City_of_Lübeck
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7