Operation Whirlwind

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Warsaw_Pact
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bomb_load gptkb:military_unit
factories
transportation hubs
gptkbp:conducted gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkb:Operation_Pointblank
gptkbp:convicted_of gptkb:government_agency
ground forces
March 1945
the final months of World War II
destroying German infrastructure
large bomber formations
gptkbp:exhibited_at air power effectiveness
gptkbp:followed_by other bombing campaigns
gptkbp:goal disrupt German war production
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Whirlwind
gptkbp:influenced post-war bombing strategies
gptkbp:influenced_by previous bombing raids
gptkbp:is_a_culmination_of years of strategic planning
gptkbp:is_aimed_at gptkb:Chemnitz
gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Dresden
gptkb:Leipzig
accelerating German surrender
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in gptkb:Historical_Society
gptkbp:is_characterized_by high altitude bombing
gptkbp:is_criticized_for gptkb:civilian_casualties
moral implications
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:archive
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:is_supported_by intelligence reports
Allied leadership
gptkbp:is_tasked_with air superiority
gptkbp:key the Allied air campaign
gptkbp:military_strategy to weaken German morale
to achieve victory in Europe.
urban bombing
gptkbp:notable_event air warfare history
gptkbp:notable_operations in the European theater
against German cities
gptkbp:proposed_by gptkb:US_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:resulted_in destruction of industrial sites
gptkbp:tactics total war
gptkbp:type gptkb:military_base
gptkbp:utilizes strategic bombing
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for to defeat Axis powers
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in the outcome of World War II
gptkbp:was_a_response_to gptkb:German_resistance
gptkbp:was_a_turning_point_for German economy
gptkbp:year 1945