Strategic air offensive against Germany
GPTKB entity
Properties (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military operation
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| gptkbp:aimsTo |
disrupt_German_war_production
|
| gptkbp:conducted |
Allied Forces
|
| gptkbp:criticism |
moral implications
strategic bombing campaign |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Allied_high_command
|
| gptkbp:documentedIn |
historical records
military history military archives |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Strategic air offensive against Germany
|
| gptkbp:includes |
Operation Pointblank
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
technological advancements
aircraft technology political considerations post-war air strategy |
| gptkbp:involved |
air superiority missions
heavy bombers strategic bombing doctrine |
| gptkbp:is_a_key_component_of |
Allied_strategy
|
| gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
military targets
disrupting supply lines destroying enemy capabilities crippling_German_defenses disrupting_German_morale |
| gptkbp:is_characterized_by |
extensive planning
high casualty rates high-altitude bombing strategic air power massive bombing raids |
| gptkbp:is_evaluated_by |
bases_in_the_UK
|
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
total war strategy
Combined Bomber Offensive air campaign against Axis powers Allied_strategic_planning Allied_air_supremacy_efforts |
| gptkbp:is_studied_in |
strategic lessons
|
| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
intelligence gathering
ground forces intelligence operations logistical operations |
| gptkbp:ledTo |
civilian casualties
|
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
anti-war activists
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:World_War_II
|
| gptkbp:performedBy |
gptkb:US_Army_Air_Forces
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force multiple phases international cooperation a coordinated manner advanced weaponry 1943 to 1945 strict command structure German_territory |
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
destruction_of_German_cities
|
| gptkbp:significantEvent |
20th century warfare
|
| gptkbp:targets |
transport infrastructure
German_industrial_sites |
| gptkbp:uses |
precision bombing tactics
|
| gptkbp:utilizes |
bombing raids
long-range bombers |
| gptkbp:was_a_factor_in |
Allied_victory
the_defeat_of_Nazi_Germany |
| gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
the Battle of Britain
German_military_tactics German_aggression |