Bielefeld viaduct
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The Bielefeld viaduct was a strategically vital German railway bridge in World War II, heavily targeted and famously attacked with British "Grand Slam" earthquake bombs.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway bridge
ⓘ
viaduct ⓘ |
| associatedOperation | RAF precision bombing of transportation targets in Germany ⓘ |
| associatedWeaponDesigner | Barnes Wallis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackedBy |
No. 617 Squadron RAF
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
No. 9 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Air Force Bomber Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bombedOn |
1945-03-14
ⓘ
1945-03-15 ⓘ |
| bombingObjective | disruption of German rail communications ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
brick
ⓘ
masonry ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crosses | Johannisbach valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damageType | structural collapse of arches after bombing ⓘ |
| designedBy | Prussian state railways engineers ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| firstGrandSlamUsedOn | 1945-03-14 ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | symbol of Allied efforts to cripple German logistics ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSpans | multiple arches ⓘ |
| importanceTo | German military logistics ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bielefeld
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Bielefeld main railway line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brackwede NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Hamm–Minden railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryObjectiveType | transportation infrastructure ⓘ |
| notableAttackWith |
Grand Slam bomb
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tallboy bomb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | successful destruction by Grand Slam bombs in March 1945 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Barnes Wallis earthquake bomb designs
ⓘ
being one of the most heavily bombed bridges in Germany in WWII ⓘ |
| operatorDuringWWII | Deutsche Reichsbahn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | German railway network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| railwayLineFunction |
east–west freight traffic
ⓘ
east–west passenger traffic ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | test site for operational use of Grand Slam earthquake bomb ⓘ |
| statusDuringWWII | repeatedly repaired after bomb damage ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | major railway link between the Ruhr area and northern Germany ⓘ |
| targetOf |
Allied strategic bombing campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Air Force bombing raids ⓘ |
| transportCorridor | Ruhr–Hanover route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| usedFor | rail transport ⓘ |
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