bombing of Coventry

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:event
bomber
gptkbp:bombs_dropped high-explosive bombs
incendiary bombs
gptkbp:casualties over 500 killed
over 800 injured
gptkbp:codename gptkb:Operation_Moonlight_Sonata
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:consequence increased British resolve
propaganda impact
term 'coventrate' coined by Germans
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date 14 November 1940
gptkbp:destroyedBy Coventry Cathedral destroyed
large-scale destruction of city
gptkbp:duration about 11 hours
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label bombing of Coventry
gptkbp:location gptkb:Coventry
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:the_Blitz
gptkbp:perpetrator Luftwaffe
gptkbp:result significant civilian casualties
major destruction of Coventry
gptkbp:target gptkb:city
industrial facilities
gptkbp:usedInAircraft gptkb:Heinkel_He_111
gptkb:Junkers_Ju_88
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Blitz
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5