Sir Arthur Harris

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:advocated_for strategic bombing campaigns
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:RAF_Bomber_Command
World War II history
British military history
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Air_Force_Cross
gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkbp:birth_date 1892-04-13
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:St._Michael's_Church,_Highclere
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:No._3_Group_RAF
gptkb:No._4_Group_RAF
gptkb:RAF_Bomber_Command
gptkb:No._5_Group_RAF
gptkbp:controversy area bombing strategy
gptkbp:death_date 1984-04-05
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Grammar_School,_Birmingham
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Arthur_Travers_Harris
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Arthur Harris
gptkbp:influenced modern air warfare
post-war air strategy
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Hugh_Trenchard
gptkbp:involved_in development of heavy bombers
gptkbp:is_criticized_for historical revisionists
gptkbp:is_promoted_by gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:joined_raf 1910
gptkbp:known_for strategic bombing during World War II
gptkbp:legacy debate over ethics of bombing civilians
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Bomber_Harris
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Bombing_of_Berlin
gptkb:Bombing_of_Dresden
gptkb:Bombing_of_Hamburg
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Birmingham,_England
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Bournemouth,_England
gptkbp:portrayed_in films and documentaries
gptkbp:post_war_career wrote memoirs
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:service_years 1910-1946
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Evelyn_Harris
gptkbp:wrote Bomber Offensive: The Combined Bomber Offensive Against Germany 1940-1945
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Ruhr
gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkb:bomber
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4