Knickebein

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Knickebein was a German World War II radio navigation system used by the Luftwaffe to guide bombers accurately to their targets, particularly during night raids over Britain.

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Knickebein canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German military technology
World War II military equipment
radio navigation system
basedOn Knickebein radio navigation system
surface form: Lorenz blind-landing system
category German World War II electronic warfare equipment
World War II German aviation technology
codenameByOpponents Headache
conflict World War II
countermeasuresFaced British deception beacons
British radio jamming
countryOfOrigin Germany
developedBy Germany
developedFor Luftwaffe bombers
surface form: Luftwaffe bomber force
era 1930s
1940s
guidanceMethod audio signal following
crossed radio beams
languageOfName German
meaningOfName crooked leg
militaryBranch German Air Force
navigationRole approach guidance to target
course keeping for bombers
notablePeriodOfUse 1940
1941
notableTargetArea London, England
surface form: London

industrial centers in Britain
operationalArea British Isles
United Kingdom
operationalTheater Western Front
operator German bomber crews
poweredBy ground-based transmitters
precededBy Lorenz beam system
surface form: Lorenz beam landing system
primaryUse bomber navigation
target guidance
relatedTo X-Gerät
Y-Gerät
requiredEquipment aircraft radio receiver
signalType radio frequency
status obsolete
technologyType beam navigation system
radio beam system
usedAgainst British cities
United Kingdom
usedBy Luftwaffe
usedDuring The Blitz
usedFor night bombing raids
precision bombing
usedIn Battle of Britain

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X-Gerät radio navigation system relatedTo Knickebein
subject surface form: X-Gerät
X-Gerät precededBy Knickebein
X-Gerät moreAccurateThan Knickebein
Y-Gerät predecessor Knickebein