bombing of Barrow-in-Furness
GPTKB entity
Statements (22)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:event
World War II bombing |
gptkbp:casualties |
hundreds injured
83 civilians killed |
gptkbp:conflict |
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:destroyedBy |
thousands of buildings damaged
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gptkbp:endDate |
1941
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
one of the most heavily bombed towns in North West England
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
bombing of Barrow-in-Furness
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Barrow-in-Furness
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gptkbp:notableBattle |
gptkb:May_1941_raid
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gptkbp:perpetrator |
gptkb:Nazi_Germany
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gptkbp:purpose |
disrupt war production
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gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:The_Blitz
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gptkbp:startDate |
1940
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gptkbp:target |
gptkb:Barrow_shipyard
gptkb:Barrow_steelworks gptkb:Vickers_shipyard |
gptkbp:usedInAircraft |
gptkb:Luftwaffe_bombers
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:the_Blitz
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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