bombing of Peenemünde

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
World War II bombing
gptkbp:casualties over 700
gptkbp:conductedBy gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:date 17 August 1943
gptkbp:followedBy further Allied raids on V-weapon sites
increased German air defenses
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label bombing of Peenemünde
gptkbp:location gptkb:Peenemünde,_Germany
gptkbp:notableParticipant gptkb:617_Squadron_(RAF)
gptkb:No._5_Group_RAF
gptkb:No._6_Group_RCAF
gptkb:No._8_Group_RAF
gptkbp:number_of_bombers 596
gptkbp:objective disrupt German V-2 rocket program
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Operation_Hydra
gptkb:Operation_Crossbow
gptkbp:precededBy Allied aerial reconnaissance
intelligence from Polish resistance
gptkbp:resultedIn casualties among forced laborers
delays in V-2 rocket development
relocation of V-2 production
gptkbp:target gptkb:Peenemünde_Army_Research_Center
V-2 rocket development facilities
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:intelligence_gathering_on_V-2_rocket_program
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4