Bombing of Pforzheim

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf bomber
gptkbp:bombsDropped 1,825 tons
gptkbp:casualties approximately 17,600 people
gptkbp:civilianCasualties high civilian casualties
gptkbp:commemoratedBy Pforzheim memorials
gptkbp:country gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:date 23 February 1945
gptkbp:destruction about 83% of the city destroyed
gptkbp:enemyOf area bombing
gptkbp:flightNumber 379
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bombing of Pforzheim
gptkbp:location gptkb:Pforzheim
gptkbp:notableFor one of the most devastating area bombardments in World War II
gptkbp:objective to destroy the city as a center of the German war industry
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:result major destruction of Pforzheim
gptkbp:target city center of Pforzheim
gptkbp:usedInAircraft gptkb:Lancaster_bombers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:RAF_Bomber_Command
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5