Schweinfurt-Regensburg mission

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military operation
gptkbp:air_traffic_control mixed levels of training
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:Consolidated_B-24_Liberator
gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
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significant impact on future missions
long-range fighters
gptkbp:casualties over 600 personnel
gptkbp:celebrates military history literature
gptkbp:climate poor visibility
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Carl_Spaatz
gptkbp:contributedTo Allied_air_superiority
gptkbp:controversy effectiveness of strategic bombing
gptkbp:date October 14, 1943
gptkbp:enemy increased fighter patrols
gptkbp:followedBy subsequent bombing raids
gptkbp:future_plans weaken_German_industrial_capacity
gptkbp:historical_analysis studied in military strategy courses
gptkbp:historical_significance demonstrated challenges of daylight bombing
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Allied_strategic_bombing_campaign
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Schweinfurt-Regensburg mission
gptkbp:impact shaped future air campaigns.
accelerated_German_war_production_decline
gptkbp:inspiration development of new bombing strategies
gptkbp:intelligence photographic reconnaissance
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:isPortrayedBy documented losses and effectiveness
gptkbp:legacy influenced post-war air doctrine
gptkbp:location gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:notable_feature high altitude bombing
gptkbp:notable_member 8th Air Force
gptkbp:notableFeature mixed success
gptkbp:outcome heavy_Allied_losses
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:relatedPatent Operation Pointblank
Big Week
gptkbp:resultedIn increased_air_defense_measures_by_Germany
gptkbp:scope disrupt_German_ball_bearing_production
gptkbp:strategicGoals ball bearings for military vehicles
gptkbp:structureType gptkb:Allied_Combined_Bomber_Offensive
gptkbp:tactics formation flying
Fighter aircraft and flak guns
gptkbp:targets gptkb:Schweinfurt_ball_bearing_factories
Regensburg_aircraft_manufacturing_plants
gptkbp:type strategic bombing