bombing of Peenemünde
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The bombing of Peenemünde was a major World War II Royal Air Force raid targeting Germany’s V-weapon research and development site on the Baltic coast.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Allied bombing of Peenemünde | 1 |
| Peenemünde raid | 1 |
| bombing of Peenemünde canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II air raid
ⓘ
aerial bombing ⓘ military operation ⓘ |
| aircraftUsed |
Avro Lancaster
ⓘ
surface form:
Avro Lancaster bombers
Handley Page Halifax ⓘ
surface form:
Handley Page Halifax bombers
Short Stirling ⓘ
surface form:
Short Stirling bombers
de Havilland Mosquito pathfinders ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Operation Hydra ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| casualties | hundreds of German personnel and forced laborers killed ⓘ |
| category |
Airstrikes during World War II
ⓘ
Military operations involving the United Kingdom ⓘ Strategic bombing during World War II ⓘ |
| codename | Operation Hydra ⓘ |
| commander | Arthur Harris ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| coordinatedBy | Royal Air Force Bomber Command ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| date | 1943-08-17 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1943-08-18 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Allied attacks on V-weapon launch sites in France
ⓘ
German V-weapon attacks on London ⓘ |
| forceSize | over 500 RAF bombers ⓘ |
| intelligenceSource |
Allied photo-reconnaissance
ⓘ
Polish intelligence reports ⓘ resistance information from occupied Europe ⓘ |
| location |
Baltic Sea coast region
ⓘ
surface form:
Baltic Sea coast
Peenemünde ⓘ
surface form:
Peenemünde, Usedom, Germany
|
| notableFor |
being first major raid on German V-weapon research
ⓘ
impact on timing of V-2 operational deployment ⓘ use of pathfinder marking techniques ⓘ |
| objective |
to delay deployment of V-2 rockets
ⓘ
to disrupt German V-weapon program ⓘ to kill key German scientists and technicians ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf |
Allied bombing of Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied strategic bombing campaign
World War II ⓘ |
| precededBy | intelligence reports on German rocket program ⓘ |
| result |
Allied victory
ⓘ
German relocation of V-weapon production underground ⓘ disruption of V-2 development ⓘ significant damage to Peenemünde facilities ⓘ |
| startDate | 1943-08-17 ⓘ |
| target |
Peenemünde Army Research Center
ⓘ
V-1 flying bomb facilities ⓘ V-2 rocket development facilities ⓘ research and development site for V-weapons ⓘ |
| theater | European theatre of World War II ⓘ |
| timePeriod | night of 17–18 August 1943 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Peenemünde raid
this entity surface form:
Allied bombing of Peenemünde