Sir Arthur Harris

GPTKB entity

Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkb:Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit_(USA)
Air Force Cross
Order of the Southern Cross (Brazil)
gptkbp:birthDate 1892-04-13
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Cheltenham,_England
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Burntwood_Cemetery,_Goring-on-Thames
gptkbp:children gptkb:Anthony_Harris
gptkb:Jacqueline_Harris
gptkbp:controversy strategic bombing of German cities
gptkbp:deathDate 1984-04-05
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Goring-on-Thames,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:Allan_Wilson_Technical_School,_Rhodesia
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Arthur_Travers_Harris
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Arthur Harris
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:Statue_at_St_Clement_Danes,_London
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:militaryRank Marshal of the Royal Air Force
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Bomber_Harris
gptkbp:notableFor Commander-in-Chief of RAF Bomber Command during World War II
strategic bombing campaign against Nazi Germany
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Richard_Peirse
gptkbp:publishedWork gptkb:Bomber_Offensive_(autobiography)
gptkbp:retired 1946
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:serviceYears 1910–1946
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Barbara_Daisy_Kyrle_Money
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Charles_Portal
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:RAF_Bomber_Command
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5