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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:military_operation
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gptkbp:awards
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Guy Gibson awarded Victoria Cross
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gptkbp:bombDesigner
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gptkb:Barnes_Wallis
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gptkbp:casualties
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53 RAF aircrew killed
3 aircrew captured
over 1,600 civilians killed
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Guy_Gibson
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gptkbp:commemoratedBy
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gptkb:Dambusters_Museum
gptkb:RAF_Scampton_memorial
annual memorial events
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gptkbp:conductedBy
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gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
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gptkbp:conflict
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gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Second_World_War
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gptkbp:cookingMethod
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modification of Lancaster bombers
special training for low-level flying
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gptkbp:date
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16–17 May 1943
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Dambusters Raid
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gptkbp:inPopularCulture
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gptkb:The_Dam_Busters_(1955_film)
gptkb:The_Dam_Busters_March
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gptkbp:legacy
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No. 617 Squadron known as 'The Dambusters'
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Ruhr_Valley,_Germany
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gptkbp:mediaType
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gptkb:The_Dam_Busters_(book_by_Paul_Brickhill)
gptkb:The_Dam_Busters_(1955_film)
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gptkbp:notableFor
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precision low-level bombing
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gptkbp:objective
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destroy German dams
disrupt German industry
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gptkbp:officialName
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gptkb:Operation_Chastise
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gptkbp:relatedEvent
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gptkb:Operation_Garlic
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Sorpe_Dam
gptkb:Avro_Lancaster_B.III_Special
gptkb:Barnes_Wallis
gptkb:Guy_Gibson
gptkb:Eder_Dam
gptkb:No._617_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:Möhne_Dam
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gptkbp:result
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Möhne and Eder dams breached
Sorpe Dam damaged
German industrial production disrupted
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gptkbp:significance
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boosted Allied morale
demonstrated innovative bombing techniques
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gptkbp:squadronInvolved
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gptkb:No._617_Squadron_RAF
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gptkbp:target
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gptkb:Sorpe_Dam
gptkb:Eder_Dam
gptkb:Möhne_Dam
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gptkbp:technology
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bouncing bomb
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gptkbp:usedInAircraft
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:weapon
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bouncing bomb
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Pen_&_Sword_Books
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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