Exeter Blitz

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:event
gptkbp:casualties over 800 injured
over 260 killed
gptkbp:cause retaliation for RAF bombing of Lübeck
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date April-May 1942
gptkbp:destroyedBy extensive destruction of historic buildings
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Exeter Blitz
gptkbp:location gptkb:Exeter
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Exeter_Cathedral
gptkbp:notableEvent 4 May 1942
25 April 1942
3 May 1942
gptkbp:notableFeature use of high-explosive bombs
use of incendiary bombs
gptkbp:operator Baedeker Blitz
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:The_Blitz
gptkbp:perpetrator Luftwaffe
gptkbp:result major destruction of city center
gptkbp:target Exeter city center
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Exeter
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5