Bombing of Schweinfurt

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operations
gptkbp:air_support gptkb:RAF
gptkbp:aircraft_type gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkbp:campaigns against German industrial targets
gptkbp:casualties over 600
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:General_Henry_H._Arnold
gptkbp:conducted gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:considered_a_failure by some historians
gptkbp:contributed_to Allied air superiority
gptkbp:date October 14, 1943
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Bombing_of_Regensburg
intensified air raids on Germany
gptkbp:historical_analysis debated among historians
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Allied_bombing_campaign
gptkbp:historical_significance one of the most costly raids in the air war over Europe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bombing of Schweinfurt
gptkbp:impact_on_german_industry temporary disruption
gptkbp:influenced_by intelligence reports
gptkbp:involved gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:involved_planning_by USAAF planners
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in its effectiveness
gptkbp:is_criticized_for high civilian casualties
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Luftwaffe
gptkbp:is_significant_for the development of air warfare tactics
gptkbp:is_targeted_at gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkbp:key_event the air war over Europe
gptkbp:led_to changes in bombing strategy
gptkbp:location gptkb:Schweinfurt,_Germany
gptkbp:losses 60
gptkbp:notable_for high casualty rate
gptkbp:number_of_bombers_involved 291
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:part_of_operation_pointblank gptkb:true
gptkbp:partnership ground forces
gptkbp:resulted_in significant aircraft losses
increased Luftwaffe defenses
gptkbp:strategic_goals mixed results
disrupt German war production
weaken the Axis powers
gptkbp:target_market war materials
gptkbp:targets ball bearing factories
gptkbp:type_of_bombing strategic bombing
gptkbp:was_a_response_to German military expansion
gptkbp:was_a_turning_point_for Allied bombing strategy.
gptkbp:was_followed_by the bombing of other industrial cities
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4