Mission to bomb the city of Augsburg
GPTKB entity
Properties (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military operation
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
reconstruction efforts
|
| gptkbp:aircraft |
gptkb:Lancaster_Bomber
B-17 Flying Fortress |
| gptkbp:airlines |
intensive training programs
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:World_War_II
|
| gptkbp:bombLoad |
several hours
high_altitude carpet bombing part of larger operations analyzed for effectiveness repeated missions |
| gptkbp:casualties |
significant
eyewitness testimonies |
| gptkbp:climate |
challenging
|
| gptkbp:commanded |
Allied_commanders
|
| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
depicted in films and literature
|
| gptkbp:date |
1944
|
| gptkbp:firstAwarded |
gptkb:German_Luftwaffe
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
subsequent bombings
|
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
studied by military historians
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:European_theater_of_World_War_II
|
| gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
effectiveness of bombing campaigns
|
| gptkbp:historicalRecords |
documented in military archives
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
extensively documented
part_of_the_Allied_bombing_campaign |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Mission to bomb the city of Augsburg
|
| gptkbp:intelligence |
prior to mission
|
| gptkbp:internationalCooperation |
varied responses
|
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States Allied Forces |
| gptkbp:legacy |
debate on strategic bombing ethics
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Germany
|
| gptkbp:militaryRank |
after-action reports
displacement of residents total war extensive preparation temporary disruption destroy enemy resources tactics and strategies learned |
| gptkbp:mission |
daylight bombing
|
| gptkbp:missions |
mixed success
|
| gptkbp:numberOfStudents |
hundreds
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
destruction of industrial facilities
|
| gptkbp:postWarCareer |
impact_on_post-war_Germany
|
| gptkbp:publicPerception |
controversial
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
disrupt_German_war_production
|
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
civilian casualties
|
| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
evaluated post-mission
key industrial city weaken_German_military_capabilities |
| gptkbp:targetMarket |
gptkb:Augsburg
|
| gptkbp:targets |
aviation industry
transportation networks strategically important munitions factories |
| gptkbp:type |
strategic bombing
|