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.

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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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- If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list.
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- Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
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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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Möhne Dam partOf Dambusters Raid sites