bombing of Canterbury

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:event
World War II bombing
gptkbp:casualties over 100 injured
43 killed
gptkbp:cause retaliation for RAF bombing of Lübeck and other German cities
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date June 2, 1942
May 31, 1942
gptkbp:destroyedBy historic buildings destroyed
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label bombing of Canterbury
gptkbp:location gptkb:Canterbury
gptkbp:notableFor destruction of historic city center
part of Baedeker raids targeting cultural sites
gptkbp:partOf Baedeker Blitz
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:target gptkb:Canterbury_Cathedral
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_Blitz
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7