Mission to bomb the city of Cologne

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military operation
gptkbp:aimsTo disrupt_German_industry
gptkbp:criticism moral implications
its impact on civilians
gptkbp:date May 1942
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:documentedIn historical records
gptkbp:followedBy further bombing campaigns
gptkbp:hasPrograms weaken_German_morale
demoralize_the_German_population
destroy_German_war_production
gptkbp:historical_significance new bombing technology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mission to bomb the city of Cologne
gptkbp:influenced future bombing strategies
gptkbp:involved strategic bombing
gptkbp:is_characterized_by high levels of destruction
gptkbp:is_designed_to Allied_resolve
gptkbp:is_essential_for its psychological impact
gptkbp:is_involved_in incendiary bombs
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Nazi_Germany
total war
large-scale bombing raids
Operation Millennium
gptkbp:is_studied_in military historians
gptkbp:keyEvent the Battle of Britain
the_air_war_over_Europe
the_bombing_of_German_cities
gptkbp:landmark the evolution of bombing tactics
gptkbp:led_to civilian casualties
gptkbp:performedBy gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Air_Chief_Marshal_Sir_Arthur_Harris
multiple squadrons
the night of May 30-31, 1942
crippling_German_logistics
gptkbp:reportsTo newspapers of the time
gptkbp:resultedIn significant destruction
gptkbp:significantEvent the history of aerial warfare
gptkbp:targets gptkb:Cologne
factories
gptkbp:uses heavy bombers
gptkbp:was_a_response_to air superiority
target industrial centers
German_air_raids
the_bombing_of_British_cities
retaliation_against_Germany.
gptkbp:was_a_result_of strategic air power
defensive_measures_by_Germany