Kure Naval Yard bombing

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Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military operation
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:surrender_of_Japan
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
gptkbp:bombLoad carpet bombing
gptkbp:casualties civilians
military personnel
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Curtis_LeMay
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:bombing_of_Hiroshima
gptkb:bombing_of_Nagasaki
gptkbp:future_plans disrupt_Japanese_naval_operations
gptkbp:historical_analysis moral implications
military effectiveness
strategic necessity
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_World_War_II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kure Naval Yard bombing
gptkbp:impact accelerated end of conflict
gptkbp:internationalClassification criticism of bombing tactics
debate over civilian casualties
gptkbp:involved gptkb:United_States_Navy
20th Air Force
13th Air Force
gptkbp:is_aimed_at naval bases
shipyards
ammunition depots
repair docks
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:legacy impact on military ethics
influence on future military operations
study in air warfare
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kure,_Japan
gptkbp:media_coverage extensive reporting
photographic documentation
gptkbp:occursIn July 28, 1945
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkb:Operation_Ten-Go
gptkb:Tokyo_Bay_bombings
gptkb:Okinawa_campaign
Operation Downfall
Operation Magic
Operation Meetinghouse
Operation Ketsugō
Operation Shōwa
Operation Starvation
gptkbp:resultedIn destruction of naval vessels
gptkbp:significance demonstrated air power
gptkbp:targets gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:type air raid