Operation Punishment
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Operation Punishment was a German World War II bombing campaign against Belgrade in April 1941, intended to crush Yugoslav resistance and facilitate the Axis invasion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Punishment canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aerial bombing campaign
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| aftermath |
collapse of organized Yugoslav resistance in Belgrade
ⓘ
occupation of Belgrade by Axis forces ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Unternehmen Strafgericht ⓘ |
| belligerent | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| cause |
Yugoslav military coup of 27 March 1941
ⓘ
surface form:
Yugoslav coup d'état of 27 March 1941
|
| characteristic |
strategic bombing
ⓘ
terror bombing ⓘ |
| commander | Alexander Löhr ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| date |
1941-04-06
ⓘ
1941-04-07 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1941-04-07 ⓘ |
| executedBy | Luftwaffe ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | German ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Axis invasion of the Balkans ⓘ |
| location |
Belgrade
ⓘ
Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extensive damage to Belgrade’s city center
ⓘ
high civilian death toll ⓘ |
| objective |
to crush Yugoslav resistance
ⓘ
to facilitate the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| opponent |
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
|
| orderedBy | Adolf Hitler ⓘ |
| originalName | Unternehmen Strafgericht ⓘ |
| participant |
German Luftwaffe bomber units
ⓘ
German Luftwaffe fighter units ⓘ |
| partOf |
Axis invasion of Yugoslavia
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Luftwaffe
ⓘ
surface form:
German Luftwaffe
Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| plannedBy | Luftwaffe ⓘ |
| reason | retaliation for Yugoslavia’s withdrawal from the Tripartite Pact ⓘ |
| result |
Axis victory
ⓘ
heavy destruction of Belgrade ⓘ large civilian casualties ⓘ |
| startDate | 1941-04-06 ⓘ |
| status | completed ⓘ |
| target | Belgrade ⓘ |
| theater | Balkan theatre of World War II ⓘ |
| timePeriod | April 1941 ⓘ |
| typeOfAttack |
air raid
ⓘ
carpet bombing ⓘ |
| victim |
Yugoslav military targets in Belgrade
ⓘ
civilian population of Belgrade ⓘ |
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