Mission to bomb the city of Pforzheim
GPTKB entity
Properties (50)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
military operation
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gptkbp:aftermath |
reconstruction efforts
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gptkbp:aircraft |
Avro Lancaster
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gptkbp:bombLoad |
1,000 tons
high_altitude carpet bombing short but intense extensive damage to infrastructure part of a series of raids varied due to weather and tactics |
gptkbp:casualties |
thousands of civilians
testimonies of destruction |
gptkbp:climate |
clear skies
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gptkbp:conducted |
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
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gptkbp:culturalHeritage |
remembrance in local history
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gptkbp:culturalImpact |
memorials and remembrance events
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gptkbp:date |
February 23, 1945
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gptkbp:duration |
approximately 30 minutes
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gptkbp:filmography |
military records and reports
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gptkbp:governs |
apologies for civilian losses
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gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse |
over 300
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gptkbp:historicalContext |
Allied_bombing_campaign_in_Germany
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
justification of bombing civilians
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gptkbp:historicalResearch |
studies on bombing campaigns
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
demonstrated the impact of aerial warfare
archives and declassified files |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Mission to bomb the city of Pforzheim
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gptkbp:intelligence |
reconnaissance photos
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gptkbp:internationalCooperation |
criticism from various countries
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gptkbp:legacy |
influence on post-war military strategy
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gptkbp:militaryRank |
displacement of residents
strategic success entire city population minimal among attackers total war approach |
gptkbp:operations |
Operation Clarion
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gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:politicalPosition |
impact on post-war relations.
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gptkbp:postWarCareer |
evaluation of bombing effectiveness
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gptkbp:primaryMission |
weaken_German_morale
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gptkbp:publicPerception |
mixed views on necessity
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gptkbp:relatedPatent |
other_bombing_raids_in_Germany
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gptkbp:respondsTo |
controversy over civilian casualties
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gptkbp:resultedIn |
significant destruction
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gptkbp:strategicGoals |
involvement of military leaders
disrupt_German_war_production |
gptkbp:targetMarket |
Pforzheim
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gptkbp:targets |
based on industrial significance
industrial and civilian areas |
gptkbp:type |
aerial bombing
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