Bombing of Peenemünde

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
World War II bombing
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Air_Chief_Marshal_Arthur_Harris
gptkbp:conductedBy gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:date 17 August 1943
gptkbp:followedBy increased German security at Peenemünde
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bombing of Peenemünde
gptkbp:location gptkb:Peenemünde,_Germany
gptkbp:numberOfBombers 596
gptkbp:numberOfBombersLost 40
gptkbp:objective disrupt German V-2 rocket program
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Operation_Hydra
gptkbp:precededBy intelligence from Polish resistance
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:V-weapons
gptkb:Operation_Crossbow
gptkbp:resultedIn casualties among forced laborers
casualties among German personnel
delayed V-2 rocket deployment
gptkbp:significance first major attack on German secret weapons program
gptkbp:target gptkb:Peenemünde_Army_Research_Center
V-2 rocket development facilities
gptkbp:usedInAircraft gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Short_Stirling
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:RAF_Bomber_Command
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5