Dresden bombing (February 1945)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Dresden_bombing_(February_1945)
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
World War II bombing
gptkbp:bombsDropped high-explosive bombs
incendiary bombs
gptkbp:casualties estimated 22,700–25,000 killed
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Carl_Spaatz
gptkb:Arthur_Harris
gptkbp:commemoratedBy memorials in Dresden
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:country gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:depictedIn gptkb:Slaughterhouse-Five
gptkbp:endDate 1945-02-15
gptkbp:historicalSignificance debate over war ethics
subject of literature and art
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dresden bombing (February 1945)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Dresden
gptkbp:notableAircraft gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:numberOfSorties over 3,900
gptkbp:objective destroy transportation infrastructure
disrupt German military logistics
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Strategic_bombing_campaign_in_Europe
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:result controversy over necessity and scale
widespread destruction of Dresden
gptkbp:startDate 1945-02-13
gptkbp:target gptkb:Dresden_city_center
gptkbp:type bomber
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dresden
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4