Strategic bombing campaign in Europe

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:casualties	hundreds of thousands of civilians tens of thousands of aircrew
gptkbp:conductedBy	gptkb:Allied_forces gptkb:Axis_powers
gptkbp:documentedIn	gptkb:United_States_Strategic_Bombing_Survey gptkb:RAF_Bomber_Command_War_Diaries various historical studies
gptkbp:endDate	1945
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Strategic bombing campaign in Europe
gptkbp:legacy	debate on morality of bombing influenced postwar air power doctrine reconstruction of European cities
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Europe
gptkbp:notableAircraft	gptkb:aircraft gptkb:Heinkel_He_111 gptkb:Junkers_Ju_88 gptkb:B-24_Liberator
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:Curtis_LeMay gptkb:Carl_Spaatz gptkb:Albert_Kesselring gptkb:Arthur_Harris
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Bombing_of_Berlin gptkb:Bombing_of_Hamburg gptkb:The_Blitz gptkb:Bombing_of_Dresden
gptkbp:notableParticipant	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces Luftwaffe
gptkbp:objective	break civilian morale destroy military targets weaken enemy war production
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:relatedTo	area bombing precision bombing strategic bombing doctrine
gptkbp:resultedIn	widespread destruction massive civilian casualties controversy over ethics
gptkbp:startDate	1939
gptkbp:target	gptkb:military civilian populations industrial centers
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Dresden_bombing_(1945) gptkb:Dresden_bombing_(February_1945)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5