Coventry Blitz

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World War II bombing campaign historical event

The Coventry Blitz was a series of devastating German bombing raids on the English city of Coventry during World War II, most notably the massive air raid of 14–15 November 1940 that destroyed much of the city center and its cathedral.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Coventry Blitz canonical	4
Second World War bombing of Coventry	1
World War II bombing of Coventry	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II bombing campaign ⓘ historical event ⓘ
aim	to break civilian morale ⓘ to destroy Coventry’s industrial capacity ⓘ
bombTonnage	over 500 tons of high explosives dropped on 14–15 November 1940 ⓘ
bombType	high-explosive bombs ⓘ incendiary bombs ⓘ parachute mines ⓘ
casualties	over 550 civilians killed in raid of 14–15 November 1940 ⓘ thousands injured in raid of 14–15 November 1940 ⓘ
codeName	Operation Mondscheinsonate ⓘ
commemoratedBy	annual remembrance services in Coventry ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ surface form: Second World War
consequence	disruption of war production in Coventry ⓘ homelessness for tens of thousands of residents ⓘ necessity of large-scale post-war reconstruction ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
damage	damage to public utilities and infrastructure ⓘ large-scale destruction of housing in Coventry ⓘ severe damage to factories and industrial plants ⓘ
date	1940-11-14 ⓘ 1940-11-15 ⓘ
defence	air-raid shelters in Coventry ⓘ anti-aircraft guns around Coventry ⓘ
endDate	1942-08-03 ⓘ
hasMedia	newsreel footage of bomb damage ⓘ photographs of the ruined Coventry Cathedral ⓘ
influenced	post-war urban planning in Coventry ⓘ symbolism of Coventry as a city of peace and reconciliation ⓘ
languageOfCodeName	German ⓘ
location	Coventry ⓘ
memorial	Coventry Cathedral ⓘ surface form: Coventry Cathedral Blitz memorials ruins of the old Coventry Cathedral ⓘ
notableEvent	air raid of 14–15 November 1940 ⓘ
notableStructureDestroyed	Coventry Cathedral ⓘ surface form: St Michael’s Cathedral, Coventry
opponent	Nazi Germany ⓘ
partOf	strategic bombing during World War II ⓘ
perpetrator	Luftwaffe ⓘ
relatedTo	The Blitz ⓘ bombing of Dresden in World War II ⓘ strategic bombing during World War II ⓘ
result	destruction of Coventry Cathedral ⓘ extensive destruction of Coventry city centre ⓘ heavy civilian casualties ⓘ
startDate	1940-08-18 ⓘ
target	Coventry Cathedral ⓘ Coventry ⓘ surface form: Coventry city centre industrial areas of Coventry ⓘ
timePeriod	The Blitz ⓘ surface form: Battle of Britain and the Blitz

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Herbert Art Gallery and Museum → hasFocusEvent → Coventry Blitz ⓘ

Charred Cross of Coventry → significantEvent → Coventry Blitz ⓘ

Cathedral Church of St Michael → associatedEvent → Coventry Blitz ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second World War bombing of Coventry

Cathedral Church of St Michael → associatedWith → Coventry Blitz ⓘ

medieval St Michael’s Church → event → Coventry Blitz ⓘ

subject surface form: Medieval St Michael’s Church

Coventrians → associatedWithHistoricalEvent → Coventry Blitz ⓘ

this entity surface form: World War II bombing of Coventry