Dresden bombing (February 1945)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_operation gptkb: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
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	gptkb:bomber
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Dresden
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Dresden bombing (February 1945)