Battle of Hamburg
E32983
The Battle of Hamburg, also known as Operation Gomorrah, was a devastating series of Allied air raids in 1943 that largely destroyed the German city and caused a catastrophic firestorm.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
→
military operation → strategic bombing campaign → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Operation Gomorrah
→
|
| belligerent |
Canada
→
German civil defense → Luftwaffe → Royal Air Force → United Kingdom → United States → United States Army Air Forces → |
| casualties |
tens of thousands of civilians killed
→
|
| cause |
Allied air raids
→
|
| commander |
Albert Kesselring
→
Arthur Harris → Carl Spaatz → Jimmy Doolittle → |
| conflict |
World War II
→
|
| consequence |
destruction of large parts of Hamburg
→
large-scale civilian displacement → severe damage to German war production in Hamburg → |
| country |
Nazi Germany
→
|
| endDate |
1943-08-03
→
|
| location |
Hamburg
→
|
| notableFeature |
extensive urban destruction
→
firestorm → massive civilian casualties → |
| objective |
to cripple Hamburg’s industrial capacity
→
to undermine German morale → |
| operationName |
Operation Gomorrah
→
|
| operationType |
area bombing
→
daylight precision bombing → night bombing → |
| partOf |
Allied strategic bombing campaign in Europe
→
|
| result |
Allied victory
→
|
| significance |
first large-scale Allied use of Window radar jamming
→
one of the most destructive air raids of World War II → |
| startDate |
1943-07-24
→
|
| target |
German war industry
→
Hamburg → port facilities in Hamburg → residential areas of Hamburg → |
| theater |
European theatre of World War II
→
|
| usedTechnology |
H2S radar
→
Window radar countermeasures → |
| usedWeapon |
blockbuster bombs
→
high-explosive bombs → incendiary bombs → |
| year |
1943
→
|
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Allied bombing of Germany
→
|
notableOperation |