Ploiești raid
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The Ploiești raid was a major World War II Allied air attack targeting Romania’s oil refineries, one of the most heavily defended and costly bombing missions of the war.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aerial bombing
→
military operation → |
| aircraftUsed |
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
→
surface form: "B-24 Liberator"
|
| airForceUnit |
Eighth Air Force
→
Ninth Air Force → |
| alsoKnownAs | Ploesti raid → |
| awards | Medal of Honor recipients among participating airmen → |
| belligerent |
Royal Air Force
→
United States Army Air Forces → |
| casualties | high Allied aircrew casualties → |
| codename | Operation Tidal Wave → |
| commander |
Jacob E. Smart
→
Uzal G. Ent → |
| conflict | World War II → |
| countryTargeted | Kingdom of Romania → |
| date | 1 August 1943 → |
| defenses |
fighter interception
→
heavy anti-aircraft artillery → smoke screens → |
| followedBy | subsequent Allied bombing raids on Ploiești → |
| launchSite |
Benghazi
→
Libya → |
| location |
Ploiești
→
Romania → |
| notableFor |
being one of the costliest Allied bombing missions of World War II
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being one of the most heavily defended targets of World War II → |
| objective |
to destroy Romanian oil refining capacity
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to disrupt Axis oil supplies → |
| opponent |
Luftwaffe
→
Nazi Germany → Romania → Romanian Air Force → |
| partOf | Allied strategic bombing campaign in Europe → |
| result |
costly Allied victory
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heavy Allied aircraft losses → significant but temporary reduction in oil output → |
| strategicImportance | major source of oil for the Axis powers → |
| tacticalFeature |
low-level bombing
→
radar-avoiding approach → |
| target |
Columbia Aquila refinery
→
surface form: "Astra Română refinery"
Columbia Aquila refinery → Columbia Aquila refinery →
surface form: "Concordia Vega refinery"
Columbia Aquila refinery →
surface form: "Creditul Minier refinery"
Columbia Aquila refinery →
surface form: "Steaua Română refinery"
oil refineries → petroleum infrastructure → |
| theater |
European Theater of Operations, United States Army
→
surface form: "European Theater of Operations"
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Ploiești oil fields raids"
this entity surface form: "Ploiești oil installations attacks"