Dambusters Raid sites
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Dambusters Raid sites are the locations in Germany targeted by the RAF’s 1943 Operation Chastise, where specially modified bombers attacked key dams to disrupt industrial production during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dambusters Raid sites canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Operation Chastise target
ⓘ
World War II site grouping ⓘ military target set ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Barnes Wallis
ⓘ
Guy Gibson ⓘ |
| attackedByAircraftType | Avro Lancaster ⓘ |
| attackedWith |
Upkeep mine
ⓘ
bouncing bomb ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
World War II ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| currentStatus | several dams rebuilt after 1943 ⓘ |
| date |
1943-05-16
ⓘ
1943-05-17 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Bever Dam
ⓘ
Diemel Dam ⓘ Eder Dam ⓘ Ennepe Dam ⓘ Henne Dam ⓘ Lister Dam ⓘ Möhne Dam ⓘ Schwelm Dam ⓘ Sorpe Dam ⓘ |
| heritage | sites of military historical interest ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Germany
ⓘ
Ruhr area ⓘ
surface form:
Ruhr region
|
| militaryTheatre | European theatre of World War II ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative low-level bombing techniques
ⓘ
use of specially modified bombers ⓘ |
| notableOutcome |
breach of Eder Dam
ⓘ
breach of Möhne Dam ⓘ civilian and industrial damage ⓘ flooding of Ruhr valley ⓘ |
| objective |
damage German hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
disrupt German industrial production ⓘ flood industrial areas in the Ruhr ⓘ |
| operatorOfAttack |
Royal Air Force Bomber Command
ⓘ
surface form:
RAF Bomber Command
|
| partOf | Operation Chastise ⓘ |
| plannedBy |
Air Ministry
ⓘ
surface form:
British Air Ministry
No. 5 Group RAF ⓘ |
| primaryTargets |
Eder Dam
ⓘ
Möhne Dam ⓘ |
| secondaryTargets |
Ennepe Dam
ⓘ
Sorpe Dam ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
hydroelectric power for German war industry
ⓘ
water supply for Ruhr industry ⓘ |
| targetedBy |
No. 617 Squadron RAF
ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Dambusters Raid sites Description of subject: Dambusters Raid sites are the locations in Germany targeted by the RAF’s 1943 Operation Chastise, where specially modified bombers attacked key dams to disrupt industrial production during World War II.
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