Himmelbett zone
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The Himmelbett zone was a radar-directed night air defense sector used by the German Luftwaffe in World War II to intercept Allied bombers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Himmelbett zone canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air defense sector
ⓘ
component of the Kammhuber Line ⓘ radar-directed night air defense system ⓘ |
| category |
German World War II air defense system
ⓘ
night air defense sector ⓘ radar network ⓘ |
| conflict |
Defense of the Reich
ⓘ
surface form:
Defence of the Reich
World War II ⓘ |
| controlMethod | ground-based radar control of fighters ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Luftwaffe night fighter force
ⓘ
surface form:
Luftwaffe night fighter command
|
| domain |
air defense
ⓘ
military aviation ⓘ |
| endTime | 1945 ⓘ |
| era | 1940s ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Freya radar
ⓘ
Würzburg radar ⓘ ground control station ⓘ night fighter aircraft ⓘ searchlights ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| isPartOf | German integrated air defense system ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Luftwaffe night fighter force ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Himmelbett ⓘ |
| notableTactic | controlled interception within a defined sector ⓘ |
| operationalRole | ground-controlled interception ⓘ |
| operationalTheater |
German-occupied Europe
ⓘ
Western Europe ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Allied bomber forces
ⓘ
Royal Air Force signals intelligence network ⓘ
surface form:
RAF electronic countermeasures
|
| partOf | Kammhuber Line ⓘ |
| purpose |
interception of Allied bombers
ⓘ
night air defense ⓘ |
| spatialForm | sector-based defense grid ⓘ |
| startTime | 1940 ⓘ |
| target | Allied night bombing raids ⓘ |
| technologyUsed |
early warning radar
ⓘ
fire-control radar ⓘ |
| translationOf | German term "Himmelbett" ⓘ |
| typeOfCoordination | radar-directed fighter control ⓘ |
| typicalUsers | German night fighter units ⓘ |
| usedAgainst |
Royal Air Force Bomber Command
ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| usedBy | Luftwaffe ⓘ |
| usedIn | night fighter operations ⓘ |
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