Operation Gomorrah
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Operation Gomorrah was a series of devastating Allied bombing raids on Hamburg in 1943 that caused massive destruction and civilian casualties.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Gomorrah canonical | 8 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military operation
ⓘ
strategic bombing campaign ⓘ |
| aim |
to destroy Hamburg’s industrial capacity
ⓘ
to undermine German morale ⓘ |
| belligerent |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| cause | firestorm in the Hammerbrook district ⓘ |
| cityBombed | Hamburg ⓘ |
| civilianImpact |
tens of thousands of civilian deaths
ⓘ
widespread homelessness in Hamburg ⓘ |
| combatant |
Allies
ⓘ
Axis powers ⓘ |
| conductedBy |
Royal Air Force Bomber Command
ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| countryInvolved |
Germany
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1943 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1943-08-03 ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
firestorm in Hamburg
ⓘ
large civilian casualties ⓘ massive destruction of Hamburg ⓘ |
| location |
Germany
ⓘ
Hamburg ⓘ |
| militaryTheater |
European theatre of World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
European theater of World War II
|
| notableFor |
creation of a large-scale urban firestorm
ⓘ
one of the most destructive bombing raids in history ⓘ |
| opponent | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| partOf |
Allied bombing of Germany
ⓘ
Allied strategic bombing campaign in Europe ⓘ |
| result |
displacement of large numbers of civilians
ⓘ
severe damage to Hamburg’s infrastructure ⓘ significant reduction of Hamburg’s industrial output ⓘ |
| startDate | 1943-07-24 ⓘ |
| target |
Hamburg
ⓘ
industrial areas of Hamburg ⓘ port facilities of Hamburg ⓘ residential areas of Hamburg ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
20th century
ⓘ
European theatre of World War II ⓘ
surface form:
World War II European theater
|
| usedWarfareType |
area bombing
ⓘ
daylight precision bombing ⓘ night bombing ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
high-explosive bombs
ⓘ
incendiary bombs ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Window (radar countermeasures)