Bombing of the oil refineries at Merseburg
GPTKB entity
Properties (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military operation
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
reconstruction efforts
historical analysis environmental damage displacement of residents impact on local economy |
| gptkbp:casualties |
civilian casualties
military casualties |
| gptkbp:commanded |
gptkb:General_Carl_Spaatz
|
| gptkbp:contributedTo |
Allied_victory_in_Europe
|
| gptkbp:dateOfDeath |
December 1944
|
| gptkbp:events |
1944
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
subsequent air raids
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
development of aerial warfare tactics
strategic bombing doctrine debates on ethics of bombing civilians post-war analysis of bombing effectiveness role of air power in modern warfare technological advancements in bombers Allied_bombing_campaign_in_Europe impact_on_post-war_Germany Nazi_Germany's_reliance_on_synthetic_fuel impact_of_World_War_II_on_industrial_targets |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
demonstrated effectiveness of strategic bombing
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Bombing of the oil refineries at Merseburg
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
intelligence reports
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| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:Allied_forces
|
| gptkbp:involvedCountries |
Operation Crossbow
Operation Pointblank |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Merseburg,_Germany
|
| gptkbp:missions |
cripple_German_war_effort
|
| gptkbp:notableGames |
gptkb:Lancaster_Bomber
B-17 Flying Fortress |
| gptkbp:outcome |
destruction of oil production
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:World_War_II
|
| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
gptkb:Bombing_of_Leipzig
gptkb:Bombing_of_Berlin gptkb:Bombing_of_Dresden gptkb:Bombing_of_Hamburg Bombing of Ploesti |
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
increased_Allied_air_operations
|
| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
disruption_of_German_fuel_supply
|
| gptkbp:targets |
gptkb:USAAF
gptkb:RAF_Bomber_Command oil refineries |
| gptkbp:typeOf |
air raid
|
| gptkbp:uses |
carpet bombing
precision bombing |