Bombing of Munich

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf bomber
gptkbp:civilianCasualties over 6,000
gptkbp:country gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:destroyedBy over 50% of buildings destroyed or damaged
gptkbp:displacedPeople over 300,000
gptkbp:endDate 1945
gptkbp:historicalSignificance major impact on postwar reconstruction of Munich
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bombing of Munich
gptkbp:location gptkb:Munich
gptkbp:notableEvent 24 April 1944 raid
7 January 1945 raid
night of 2 October 1943 raid
gptkbp:numberOfRaids over 70
gptkbp:objective destroy military and industrial targets
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:resultedIn civilian casualties
heavy destruction of city center
gptkbp:startDate 1940
gptkbp:target gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
Munich factories
Munich railway facilities
Munich residential areas
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:RAF_Bomber_Command
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5