The Peenemünde Raid

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Operation_Hydra
gptkbp:casualties 215 RAF aircrew killed
over 700 killed at Peenemünde
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Air_Chief_Marshal_Arthur_Harris
gptkbp:conductedBy gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:date 17 August 1943
gptkbp:followedBy increased German security at Peenemünde
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Peenemünde Raid
gptkbp:influenced German decision to move V-2 production underground
gptkbp:influencedBy Ultra intelligence
gptkbp:location gptkb:Peenemünde,_Germany
gptkbp:notableFor civilian casualties among forced laborers
use of Pathfinder Force
gptkbp:numberOfBombers 596
gptkbp:numberOfBombersLost 40
gptkbp:objective disrupt German V-2 rocket program
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:precededBy intelligence from Polish resistance
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:V-2_rocket
gptkb:Operation_Crossbow
gptkbp:resultedIn casualties among forced laborers
delayed V-2 rocket development
gptkbp:significance first major raid on German secret weapons program
gptkbp:target gptkb:Peenemünde_Army_Research_Center
gptkbp:usedInAircraft gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Short_Stirling
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Martin_Middlebrook
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7