Bristol Blitz (WWII)

GPTKB entity

Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf bombing campaign
gptkbp:casualties over 1,300 killed
over 3,000 injured
gptkbp:commemoratedBy annual remembrance events
memorials in Bristol
gptkbp:endDate April 1941
gptkbp:historicalSignificance major impact on Bristol's urban landscape
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bristol Blitz (WWII)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Bristol,_England
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:St_Peter's_Church
Bristol Cathedral
11 April 1941
24 November 1940
3 January 1941
Bristol Temple Meads railway station
gptkbp:numberOfRaids over 70
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:The_Blitz
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:reasonForTargeting major port
industrial center
gptkbp:startDate 24 November 1940
gptkbp:structuresDestroyed over 89,000
gptkbp:target Bristol city center
Bristol docks
Bristol industrial areas
gptkbp:typeOfBombs incendiary bombs
high explosive bombs
gptkbp:usedInAircraft gptkb:Luftwaffe_bombers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bristol,_England
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5