Strategic bombing of Germany

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Strategic_bombing_of_Germany

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:casualties	millions displaced estimated 400,000 German civilians killed
gptkbp:commemoratedBy	memorials in Dresden memorials in Berlin memorials in Hamburg
gptkbp:conductedBy	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:debatedBy	effectiveness questioned morality debated
gptkbp:documentedIn	gptkb:RAF_Bomber_Command_War_Diaries gptkb:The_Strategic_Air_War_Against_Germany,_1939-1945 gptkb:USAAF_official_histories
gptkbp:endDate	1945
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Strategic bombing of Germany
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:notableOperation	gptkb:Bombing_of_Berlin gptkb:Bombing_of_Hamburg gptkb:Bombing_of_Dresden gptkb:Operation_Gomorrah gptkb:Operation_Thunderclap
gptkbp:objective	break German morale cripple German war production force German surrender
gptkbp:opposedBy	Luftwaffe
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Area_bombing_directive Allied strategic bombing during World War II Civilian casualties in World War II Destruction of German cities in World War II Morale bombing Precision bombing
gptkbp:resultedIn	mass civilian casualties destruction of infrastructure controversy over ethics displacement of population
gptkbp:startDate	1939
gptkbp:target	gptkb:infrastructure German cities industrial centers oil refineries
gptkbp:usedInAircraft	gptkb:aircraft gptkb:Consolidated_B-24_Liberator
gptkbp:weapon	high-explosive bombs incendiary bombs
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4