The Blitz

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event of World War II military campaign strategic bombing campaign

The Blitz was the sustained German bombing campaign against British cities, especially London, during World War II from 1940 to 1941.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	event of World War II → military campaign → strategic bombing campaign →
alsoKnownAs	Blitz → The London Blitz →
belligerent	Nazi Germany → United Kingdom →
bombTonnageDropped	over 41,000 tons of bombs →
casualties	over 40,000 civilians killed → over 46,000 civilians injured →
characteristic	area bombing of civilian centers → night-time bombing raids → use of high-explosive and incendiary bombs →
conductedBy	Luftwaffe →
conflict	World War II →
continent	Europe →
countryAttacked	United Kingdom →
countryAttacker	Nazi Germany →
endTime	1941-05-11 →
etymology	from German word "Blitz" meaning "lightning" →
followedBy	Baedeker Blitz → V-1 and V-2 bombing campaign →
historicalPeriod	1940s →
languageOfName	English →
location	Belfast → Birmingham → Bristol → Clydebank → Coventry → Glasgow → Hull → Liverpool → London → Manchester → Plymouth → Portsmouth → Sheffield → Southampton → Swansea →
mainTarget	London →
notableEvent	Coventry Blitz → Second Great Fire of London (29–30 December 1940) →
numberOfHomesDestroyed	over 1,000,000 homes damaged or destroyed →
objective	to break British morale → to disrupt British industry → to force Britain to negotiate peace →
opponent	Royal Air Force →
partOf	World War II →
precededBy	Battle of Britain →
result	failed to force British surrender → strengthened British resolve →
startTime	1940-09-07 →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
British home front during World War II ("London Blitz") → British home front during World War II ("Clydebank Blitz") → British home front during World War II ("Liverpool Blitz") → British home front during World War II ("Bristol Blitz") → Stockport Air Raid Shelters →	significantEvent
Baedeker Blitz → Moonlight Sonata ("the Blitz") → bombing of Coventry ("the Blitz") →	partOf
Blitz ("London Blitz") → The Blitz ("Second Great Fire of London (29–30 December 1940)") →	notableEvent
Moonlight Sonata ("the Blitz") → Operation Mondscheinsonate ("The Blitz on London") →	relatedEvent
The Blitz ("The London Blitz") →	alsoKnownAs
Plymouth, England ("Plymouth Blitz") →	bombingName
Operation Mondscheinsonate →	campaign
Christ Church, Newgate Street, London →	destroyedIn
Morrison shelter →	era
Birmingham ("Birmingham Blitz") →	event
Battle of Britain →	followedBy
Kampfgeschwader 53 ("Blitz against the United Kingdom") →	notableOperation
Knickebein ("Blitz over the United Kingdom") →	notableUse
Ministry of Information (United Kingdom) →	operatedDuringConflict
Anderson shelter →	usedIn
Heinkel He 111 ("Blitz over Britain") →	usedInOperation
Portsmouth →	wasTargetedDuring