Moonlight Sonata

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Moonlight Sonata is the codename given by Nazi Germany to the devastating Luftwaffe air raid on the English city of Coventry during World War II.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf codename
military operation codename
alsoKnownAs Coventry Blitz main raid
belligerent Nazi Germany
United Kingdom
codenameFor Luftwaffe air raid on Coventry
conflict World War II
country Nazi Germany
damageTo Coventry Cathedral
Coventry city centre
Coventry industrial plants
date 14 November 1940
endDate 15 November 1940
era World War II
historicalSignificance one of the most destructive air raids on a British city in World War II
languageOfName German
location Coventry, Warwickshire, England
locationCountry United Kingdom
namedBy German military planners
natureOfAttack aerial bombardment
strategic bombing raid
notableConsequence severe damage to Coventry’s industrial districts
symbol of civilian suffering during the Blitz
widespread destruction of housing in Coventry
objective to cripple Coventry’s industrial capacity
to damage British war production
operationType night bombing raid
opponent British civil defence services
Royal Air Force
partOf the Blitz
perpetrator Luftwaffe bomber units
relatedEvent Battle of Britain aftermath
the Blitz
result devastating destruction of Coventry city centre
extensive damage to Coventry Cathedral
heavy civilian casualties in Coventry
strategicContext German bombing campaign against British cities
target Coventry
targetCity Coventry
targetCountry United Kingdom
theatreOfWar European theatre of World War II
timePeriod 1940
November 1940
usedBy Luftwaffe
Nazi Germany

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
bombing of Coventry
translationOfCodename

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