Sir Arthur T. Harris

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkb:Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
gptkbp:born April 13, 1892
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Church_of_St._Mary_the_Virgin,_Bampton
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:RAF_Bomber_Command
gptkbp:controversy Civilian casualties in bombing campaigns
gptkbp:depictedIn The Battle of Britain (film)
The Dam Busters (film)
gptkbp:died April 5, 1984
gptkbp:education gptkb:Birmingham_University
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Arthur_Travers_Harris
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Arthur T. Harris
gptkbp:influenced British_air_strategy
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Hugh_Trenchard
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Strategic_bombing_during_World_War_II
gptkbp:legacy Debate over strategic bombing ethics
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Marshal_of_the_Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Bomber_Harris
gptkbp:notableOperations gptkb:Bombing_of_Berlin
gptkb:Bombing_of_Dresden
gptkb:Operation_Gomorrah
gptkb:Bombing_of_Hamburg
Operation Chastise
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Birmingham,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Bristol,_England
gptkbp:postWarCareer gptkb:Chairman_of_the_British_Overseas_Airways_Corporation
Air Chief Marshal
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:World_War_II
Military leadership
Aviation history
Aerial warfare
Air power theory
Strategic bombing doctrine
Post-war aviation policy
British_military_history
Royal_Air_Force_history
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:serviceYears 1910–1945
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Harris