Statements (25)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:military_operation
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gptkbp:casualties |
estimated 37,000 killed
over 180,000 wounded |
gptkbp:codename |
gptkb:Operation_Gomorrah
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gptkbp:conductedBy |
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces |
gptkbp:destroyedBy |
over 250,000 buildings
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gptkbp:endDate |
3 August 1943
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gptkbp:followedBy |
subsequent Allied bombing campaigns in Germany
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Operation Gomorrah
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Hamburg |
gptkbp:notableFor |
use of 'window' radar countermeasures
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gptkbp:objective |
bomber
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gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:Nazi_Germany
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gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:precededBy |
earlier RAF bombing campaigns
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gptkbp:resultedIn |
gptkb:fire
massive civilian casualties |
gptkbp:significance |
one of the heaviest aerial bombardments in history
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gptkbp:startDate |
24 July 1943
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gptkbp:target |
gptkb:Hamburg
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:RAF_Bomber_Command
gptkb:Strategic_bombing_of_Germany |
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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