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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Knickebein canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
X-Gerät