Operation Centerboard I (Hiroshima atomic bombing)
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:military_operation
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| gptkbp:approvedBy |
gptkb:Harry_S._Truman
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| gptkbp:casualties |
estimated 70,000–80,000 killed immediately
total deaths by end of 1945: 90,000–166,000 |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Paul_W._Tibbets_Jr.
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| gptkbp:conductedBy |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:date |
1945-08-06
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
Operation Centerboard II (Nagasaki atomic bombing)
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Operation Centerboard I (Hiroshima atomic bombing)
|
| gptkbp:involvedIn |
gptkb:509th_Composite_Group
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Hiroshima,_Japan
|
| gptkbp:objective |
Force Japanese surrender
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:World_War_II
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
Operation Silverplate
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| gptkbp:result |
gptkb:Destruction_of_Hiroshima
Mass civilian casualties First use of atomic bomb in warfare |
| gptkbp:target |
gptkb:Hiroshima
|
| gptkbp:usedInAircraft |
gptkb:Enola_Gay
|
| gptkbp:weapon |
gptkb:Little_Boy
uranium-235 gun-type atomic bomb |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Russell_Allen_Gackenbach
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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