Arthur Harris

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Arthur Harris was a senior British air officer in World War II who led the Royal Air Force's strategic bombing campaign against Germany as head of Bomber Command.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force officer
air marshal
human
military leader
allegiance United Kingdom
alsoKnownAs Arthur Harris
surface form: Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet

Bomber Harris
Arthur Harris
surface form: Sir Arthur Harris
appointedAs Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Bomber Command in 1942
awardReceived Air Force Cross
Distinguished Service Order
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
Legion of Merit
Order of Suvorov
birthDate 1892-04-13
birthPlace Cheltenham
England
Gloucestershire
commanded Royal Air Force Bomber Command
surface form: RAF Bomber Command
conflict World War I
World War II
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathDate 1984-04-05
deathPlace England
Goring-on-Thames
Oxfordshire
education Allhallows School
fullName Arthur Harris self-linksurface differs
surface form: Arthur Travers Harris
hasMonument Bomber Command Memorial, London
surface form: Bomber Harris statue in London
honorificPrefix Sir
honorificTitle Baronet
implementedPolicy area bombing of German cities
strategic bombing of German industrial targets
militaryBranch Royal Air Force
militaryRank Marshal of the Royal Air Force
notableFor area bombing strategy against German cities
leading the Royal Air Force strategic bombing campaign against Germany in World War II
occupation military officer
placeOfBurial Burntwood Cemetery, Goring-on-Thames
positionHeld Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Bomber Command
head of RAF Bomber Command
servedIn British Army
Royal Air Force
Royal Flying Corps
serviceEnd 1946
serviceStart 1910
subjectOf historical debate over morality of strategic bombing
wrote Bomber Offensive

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Royal Air Force Bomber Command notableCommander Arthur Harris
this entity surface form: Sir Arthur Travers Harris
Battle of the Ruhr commander Arthur Harris
Big Week commander Arthur Harris
Battle of Hamburg commander Arthur Harris
Arthur Harris fullName Arthur Harris self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Arthur Travers Harris
Arthur Harris alsoKnownAs Arthur Harris
this entity surface form: Sir Arthur Harris
Arthur Harris alsoKnownAs Arthur Harris
this entity surface form: Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet
Operation Millennium commandedBy Arthur Harris
this entity surface form: Air Chief Marshal Arthur Harris
Battle of Berlin (air campaign) commander Arthur Harris
this entity surface form: Sir Arthur "Bomber" Harris
Operation Hydra commander Arthur Harris
Bomber Harris fullName Arthur Harris
subject surface form: Arthur Harris
this entity surface form: Arthur Travers Harris
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Bomber Command notableOfficeHolder Arthur Harris
this entity surface form: Sir Arthur Harris
Burntwood Cemetery, Goring-on-Thames hasGraveOf Arthur Harris
this entity surface form: Sir Arthur Harris
Burntwood Cemetery, Goring-on-Thames hasGraveOf Arthur Harris
this entity surface form: Arthur Travers Harris
Burntwood Cemetery, Goring-on-Thames hasGraveOf Arthur Harris
this entity surface form: Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur Harris
Burntwood Cemetery, Goring-on-Thames fullName Arthur Harris
subject surface form: Sir Arthur Harris
this entity surface form: Arthur Travers Harris
Bomber Offensive author Arthur Harris
Bomber Offensive author Arthur Harris
this entity surface form: Sir Arthur Harris
Bomber Offensive author Arthur Harris
this entity surface form: Arthur "Bomber" Harris
Bomber Offensive aboutPerson Arthur Harris
Bomber Offensive workOf Arthur Harris
bombing of Peenemünde commander Arthur Harris