Combined Bomber Offensive

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Combined_Bomber_Offensive

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:commanded	gptkb:Carl_Spaatz gptkb:Arthur_Harris
gptkbp:conductedBy	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:coordinates	gptkb:Allied_Combined_Chiefs_of_Staff
gptkbp:endDate	April 1945
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Combined Bomber Offensive
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Europe
gptkbp:notableAircraft	gptkb:aircraft gptkb:B-24_Liberator
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Battle_of_the_Ruhr gptkb:Big_Week gptkb:Battle_of_Berlin gptkb:Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission
gptkbp:notableOperation	gptkb:Operation_Pointblank
gptkbp:objective	degrade German war capability strategic bombing of German industry
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:precededBy	RAF strategic bombing campaign
gptkbp:resultedIn	significant civilian casualties depletion of German air defenses heavy destruction of German cities
gptkbp:startDate	June 1943
gptkbp:successor	final Allied offensives in Europe
gptkbp:target	gptkb:Nazi_Germany gptkb:infrastructure gptkb:steel bridges dams military installations power plants ports chemical plants urban centers rail yards oil refineries industrial cities airfields ball bearing factories U-boat pens V-weapon sites synthetic fuel plants aircraft production facilities communications centers munitions factories
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Operation_Pointblank
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5