United Kingdom during World War II

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

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:alliedWith	gptkb:France gptkb:Soviet_Union gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:capital	gptkb:London
gptkbp:contributedTo	gptkb:Dambusters_Raid gptkb:Spitfire_aircraft gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic gptkb:Special_Operations_Executive gptkb:Normandy_landings gptkb:Burma_Campaign gptkb:Strategic_bombing_of_Germany gptkb:North_Africa_Campaign gptkb:Italian_Campaign Allied victory Enigma codebreaking Development of radar Manhattan Project (via Tube Alloys) Royal Navy convoys
gptkbp:endDate	1945
gptkbp:enemyOf	gptkb:Italy gptkb:Japan gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:faced	Postwar reconstruction Economic hardship Austerity measures German bombing Evacuation of Channel Islands Loss of colonial territories U-boat threat V-1 and V-2 rocket attacks
gptkbp:homeFront	gptkb:Home_Guard gptkb:Women's_Land_Army Evacuation of children
gptkbp:hostedBy	Government-in-exile of Norway Government-in-exile of Poland Government-in-exile of the Netherlands
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	United Kingdom during World War II
gptkbp:leader	gptkb:Winston_Churchill Neville Chamberlain
gptkbp:militaryBranch	gptkb:British_Army gptkb:Royal_Air_Force gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:monarch	gptkb:George_VI
gptkbp:notableSite	gptkb:London_Blitz gptkb:Operation_Sea_Lion_(planned) Battle of Britain
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:primeMinister	gptkb:Winston_Churchill Neville Chamberlain
gptkbp:rationingImplemented	Yes
gptkbp:significantEvent	gptkb:D-Day gptkb:The_Blitz gptkb:Evacuation_of_Dunkirk Battle of Britain
gptkbp:startDate	1939
gptkbp:sufferedCivilianCasualties	Yes
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Wartime_Britain
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7