Strategic bombing of Berlin

GPTKB entity

Properties (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military strategy
gptkbp:aimsTo transportation networks
disrupt_German_war_production
gptkbp:controversy in military strategy
gptkbp:criticism moral implications
its impact on civilians
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Allied_high_command
gptkbp:documentedIn military history records
gptkbp:hasPrograms strategic bombing campaign
force a surrender
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Strategic bombing of Berlin
gptkbp:includes air raids
gptkbp:influenced weather conditions
post-war reconstruction efforts
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkbp:is_a_key_component_of the_Allied_air_campaign
gptkbp:is_a_key_player_in the_Allied_approach_to_World_War_II.
gptkbp:is_aimed_at disrupting supply lines
destroying military targets
the_German_economy
demoralizing_the_German_population
gptkbp:is_characterized_by high civilian casualties
high-altitude bombing missions
gptkbp:is_designed_to weaken_German_morale
gptkbp:is_essential_for gptkb:the_European_theater_of_World_War_II
gptkbp:is_involved_in incendiary bombs
gptkbp:is_part_of Operation Pointblank
the strategic bombing offensive
the_air_war_over_Europe
the_overall_Allied_strategy
the_Allied_bombing_campaign_in_Germany
the_Allied_strategy_of_total_war
gptkbp:is_studied_in post-war studies
gptkbp:is_supported_by intelligence operations
gptkbp:led_to destruction of historical buildings
the_eventual_fall_of_Berlin
gptkbp:meets German_air_defenses
gptkbp:number_of_stages daylight and nighttime raids
gptkbp:occursAnnually 1940 to 1945
gptkbp:opposedBy some military leaders
the need to end the war quickly
gptkbp:performedBy gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Allied_air_forces
strategic bombers
ground offensives
strict military protocols
thousands of aircraft
massive aerial bombardments
multiple sorties
gptkbp:resultedIn significant civilian casualties
gptkbp:significantEvent military aviation history
gptkbp:targets German_military_infrastructure
gptkbp:uses heavy bombers
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in the_defeat_of_Nazi_Germany
the_Allied_victory_in_Europe
gptkbp:was_a_response_to gptkb:the_Blitz_on_London
gptkb:the_German_invasion_of_Poland
Nazi_aggression
the_German_V-1_and_V-2_rocket_attacks