The Blitz (WWII damage)

GPTKB entity

Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:casualties over 40,000 civilians killed
gptkbp:commemoratedBy Remembrance Day events
memorials in London and other cities
gptkbp:endDate 11 May 1941
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Blitz (WWII damage)
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive British newsreels
gptkbp:method bomber
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:bombing_of_Coventry_Cathedral
bombing of the London docks
gptkbp:objective demoralize British population
disrupt war production
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:response British use of air raid shelters
blackout regulations
evacuation of children
gptkbp:result British morale remained high
limited impact on war production
gptkbp:startDate 7 September 1940
gptkbp:structuresDestroyed over 1 million homes in London
gptkbp:target gptkb:Birmingham
gptkb:Bristol
gptkb:Coventry
gptkb:Glasgow
gptkb:Hull
gptkb:Liverpool
gptkb:London
gptkb:Manchester
gptkb:Plymouth
gptkb:Southampton
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Port_of_London
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6