Allied bombing of Germany

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military operation strategic bombing campaign

The Allied bombing of Germany was a sustained strategic air campaign during World War II in which British and American air forces targeted German cities, industry, and infrastructure to weaken the Nazi war effort.

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All labels observed (24)

Label Occurrences
Combined Bomber Offensive 7
Allied strategic bombing campaign 5
Allied strategic bombing campaign in Europe 4

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military operation ⓘ
strategic bombing campaign ⓘ
carriedOutBy Royal Air Force Bomber Command ⓘ
surface form: Bomber Command

United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
surface form: Eighth Air Force

Fifteenth Air Force ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
controversy civilian casualties and destruction of cultural heritage ⓘ
debate over military necessity of area bombing ⓘ
countryTargeted Nazi Germany ⓘ
endTime 1945 ⓘ
May 1945 ⓘ
location German-occupied Europe ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
mainParticipants Free French Forces ⓘ
surface form: Free French Air Forces

Royal Air Force Bomber Command ⓘ
surface form: Royal Air Force

Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
notableOperation Battle of Berlin ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Berlin (air campaign)

Battle of Hamburg ⓘ
Battle of the Ruhr ⓘ
Big Week ⓘ
Allied bombing of Germany self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Oil Campaign of World War II

Operation Gomorrah ⓘ
bombing of Berlin ⓘ
bombing of Cologne ⓘ
Allied bombing of Germany self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: bombing of Dresden

bombing of Hamburg ⓘ
objective destruction of German war industry ⓘ
disruption of German transportation infrastructure ⓘ
undermining German civilian morale ⓘ
weakening Nazi war effort ⓘ
opponent Luftwaffe ⓘ
surface form: German Air Force

Luftwaffe ⓘ
partOf European theatre of World War II ⓘ
result air superiority for the Allies over Western Europe ⓘ
degradation of German industrial output ⓘ
heavy German civilian casualties ⓘ
loss of German oil production capacity ⓘ
severe destruction of German urban areas ⓘ
startTime 1939 ⓘ
September 1939 ⓘ
strategy area bombing ⓘ
precision bombing ⓘ
strategic bombing ⓘ
target German cities ⓘ
German industrial centers ⓘ
military installations ⓘ
oil refineries ⓘ
ports ⓘ
rail yards ⓘ
synthetic fuel plants ⓘ
transportation networks ⓘ

Referenced by (43)

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

Operation Gomorrah → partOf → Allied bombing of Germany ⓘ
Allied bombing of Germany → notableOperation → Allied bombing of Germany self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oil Campaign of World War II
Allied bombing of Germany → notableOperation → Allied bombing of Germany self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: bombing of Dresden
Defense of the Reich → relatedTo → Allied bombing of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Combined Bomber Offensive
Royal Air Force Bomber Command → operation → Allied bombing of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: bombing of Dresden
Operation Tidal Wave → isPartOf → Allied bombing of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Allied strategic bombing campaign in Europe
Allied air forces → participatedIn → Allied bombing of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Combined Bomber Offensive
Königsberg → sufferedEvent → Allied bombing of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: World War II bombing
Fifteenth Air Force → notableOperation → Allied bombing of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oil campaign of World War II
Fifteenth Air Force → notableOperation → Allied bombing of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Strategic bombing of Germany
Big Week → partOf → Allied bombing of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Allied strategic bombing campaign in Europe
United States Armed Forces in World War II → majorOperation → Allied bombing of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Strategic bombing of Germany
Defense against the Combined Bomber Offensive → opposedTo → Allied bombing of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Combined Bomber Offensive
Operation Millennium → alsoKnownAs → Allied bombing of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thousand-bomber raid on Cologne
Operation Millennium → partOf → Allied bombing of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF night bombing offensive
Operation Millennium → followedBy → Allied bombing of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: thousand-bomber raid on Bremen
Eighth Air Force → primaryMissionDuringWorldWarII → Allied bombing of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Daylight strategic bombing of Nazi Germany
Battle of Berlin (air campaign) → partOf → Allied bombing of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF Bomber Command strategic bombing campaign
Battle of Berlin (air campaign) → partOf → Allied bombing of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Allied strategic bombing of Germany
Operation Soapsuds → partOf → Allied bombing of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Allied strategic bombing campaign in Europe
Allied strategic bombers → notableCampaign → Allied bombing of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Combined Bomber Offensive
Allied strategic bombers → notableCampaign → Allied bombing of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bombing of Germany
Allied strategic bombers → notableCampaign → Allied bombing of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bombing of Dresden
Operation Hydra → partOf → Allied bombing of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Allied strategic bombing campaign
Charles Portal → notableWork → Allied bombing of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Allied strategic bombing campaign in Europe
United Kingdom military operations in Europe → hasNotableOperation → Allied bombing of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Strategic bombing of Germany
bombing of Wuppertal → partOf → Allied bombing of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Allied strategic bombing campaign against Germany
bombing of Wuppertal → partOf → Allied bombing of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bombing of Germany in World War II
Ira C. Eaker → participantIn → Allied bombing of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Combined Bomber Offensive
Trident–Quadrant strategic decisions → influenced → Allied bombing of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Allied strategic bombing offensive against Germany
European theater → hasPart → Allied bombing of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Strategic bombing campaign in Europe
Enemy Coast Ahead → historicalContext → Allied bombing of Germany ⓘ
Dams Raid 1943 → partOf → Allied bombing of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Allied strategic bombing campaign
Luftwaffe night fighter force → target → Allied bombing of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Allied strategic bombing campaign
Leonard Cheshire → tookPartIn → Allied bombing of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF strategic bombing campaign
John K. Cannon → participantIn → Allied bombing of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Allied air operations in Europe during World War II
Operation Pointblank → partOf → Allied bombing of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Allied strategic bombing of Germany
Operation Pointblank → partOf → Allied bombing of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Combined Bomber Offensive
bombing of Peenemünde → partOf → Allied bombing of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Allied strategic bombing campaign
Römerberg square → wasDestroyedIn → Allied bombing of Germany ⓘ
subject surface form: Römerberg
this entity surface form: World War II bombing of Frankfurt
The Air Plan That Defeated Hitler → about → Allied bombing of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Combined Bomber Offensive
Allied bombing of Lübeck → partOf → Allied bombing of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Allied strategic bombing campaign
bombing of Hamburg → partOf → Allied bombing of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Allied strategic bombing of Germany