German bombing (The Blitz)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:airForceUsed Luftwaffe
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:The_Blitz
gptkbp:casualties over 40,000 civilians killed
over 1 million homes destroyed
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Hugh_Dowding
Hermann Göring
gptkbp:endDate 11 May 1941
gptkbp:followedBy Baedeker Blitz
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German bombing (The Blitz)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Birmingham
gptkb:Bristol
gptkb:Coventry
gptkb:Glasgow
gptkb:Hull
gptkb:Liverpool
gptkb:London
gptkb:Manchester
gptkb:Plymouth
gptkb:Southampton
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:mediaType wartime propaganda
Winston Churchill speeches
gptkbp:method bomber
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:London_Blitz
Coventry Blitz
Liverpool Blitz
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of Britain
gptkbp:purpose demoralize British population
disrupt war production
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Morrison_shelter
gptkb:Blackout_in_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:Anderson_shelter
gptkb:Operation_Sea_Lion
Strategic bombing during World War II
gptkbp:result British resistance
gptkbp:significance influenced postwar urban planning
led to development of air raid shelters
major civilian bombing campaign
shaped British wartime morale
gptkbp:startDate 7 September 1940
gptkbp:target British cities
civilian population
industrial centers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Queen's_Hall
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6