Operation Carpetbagger

GPTKB entity

Statements (89)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operations
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:B-24_Liberator
gptkbp:collaboration gptkb:British_Special_Operations_Executive
local resistance groups
gptkbp:concluded_on the end of World War II
gptkbp:conducted gptkb:General_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:World_War_II
nighttime operations
gptkbp:dropped_supplies_including gptkb:food
gptkb:weapons
medical supplies
gptkbp:ended 1945
gptkbp:governed_by gptkb:Allied_Command
OSS (Office of Strategic Services)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Carpetbagger
gptkbp:included training of local resistance fighters
gptkbp:influenced_post-war_operations yes
gptkbp:initiated_by gptkb:1944
gptkbp:involved gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:propaganda
supply of food
supply of weapons
supply of medical supplies
gptkbp:involved_covert_operations yes
gptkbp:involved_psychological_warfare yes
gptkbp:involved_training_of_pilots yes
gptkbp:is_a_key_component_of Allied strategy in Europe
gptkbp:is_aimed_at support Allied forces
disrupt enemy supply lines
German supply lines
sabotaging enemy infrastructure
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in historical studies
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:Archives
military records
gptkbp:is_essential_for gptkb:supply_chain_management
Allied victory in Europe
gptkbp:is_focused_on airborne supply drops
gptkbp:is_referenced_in military literature
gptkbp:is_related_to airborne operations
gptkbp:is_remembered_for its impact on resistance efforts
gptkbp:is_significant_for gptkb:intelligence_gathering
its logistical challenges
gptkbp:is_studied_in military history courses
gptkbp:is_targeted_at gptkb:Nazi-occupied_Europe
gptkbp:military_strategy later years
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Netherlands
gptkb:Norway
gptkbp:model future military operations
future covert operations.
gptkbp:named_after Carpetbaggers of Reconstruction era
Carpetbaggers (post-Civil War term)
gptkbp:operated_in_countries_such_as gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:France
gptkb:Netherlands
gptkb:Norway
gptkbp:originated_in gptkb:1944
gptkbp:partnership gptkb:Office_of_Strategic_Services
gptkbp:scientific_classification gptkb:covert_operations
gptkbp:strategic_goals U. S. military leadership
gptkbp:supported gptkb:Resistance
gptkbp:utilized gptkb:special_operations_forces
drop zones
C-47 Skytrain aircraft
gptkbp:utilized_drop_zones_in rural areas
gptkbp:was_a_precursor_to modern special operations
gptkbp:was_a_response_to gptkb:German_occupation
gptkb:Nazi_Germany
German counterinsurgency efforts
gptkbp:was_characterized_by secrecy and deception
high risk missions
gptkbp:was_conducted_at_night yes
gptkbp:was_executed_by gptkb:Special_Operations_Squadron
aircrews
C-47 Skytrain aircraft
gptkbp:was_influenced_by previous covert operations
gptkbp:was_part_of gptkb:Allied_strategic_bombing_campaign
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
Allied strategic operations
gptkbp:was_part_of_larger_strategy gptkb:Allied_invasion_of_Europe
gptkbp:was_supported_by gptkb:British_Special_Operations_Executive
local populations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkb:B-25_Mitchell
gptkb:bomber
gptkb:B-24_Liberator
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4