Bombing of Wieluń
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The Bombing of Wieluń was a devastating German air raid on the Polish town of Wieluń on 1 September 1939, widely regarded as one of the first attacks of World War II and an early example of terror bombing against civilians.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Wieluń (bombing of Wieluń) | 1 |
| Bombing of Wieluń canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Bombing of Wieluń Context triple: [Plan White, involvedEvent, Bombing of Wieluń]
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A.
Katyn massacre
The Katyn massacre was a World War II mass execution of thousands of Polish military officers and intelligentsia carried out by the Soviet NKVD in 1940.
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B.
Hamburg massacre
The Hamburg massacre was an 1876 white supremacist attack in Hamburg, South Carolina, in which armed Democrats killed and terrorized Black militiamen and citizens to help overthrow Reconstruction-era Republican rule.
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C.
Bombardment of Odessa
The Bombardment of Odessa was a major 1854 naval attack by British and French forces against the Russian Black Sea port city of Odessa during the Crimean War.
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D.
Warsaw Uprising
The Warsaw Uprising was a major 1944 armed insurrection by the Polish resistance against Nazi German occupation, aiming to liberate Warsaw before the Soviet advance.
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E.
Gleiwitz incident
The Gleiwitz incident was a staged 1939 false-flag attack by Nazi Germany on a German radio station, used as propaganda to justify the invasion of Poland and the start of World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Bombing of Wieluń Target entity description: The Bombing of Wieluń was a devastating German air raid on the Polish town of Wieluń on 1 September 1939, widely regarded as one of the first attacks of World War II and an early example of terror bombing against civilians.
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A.
Katyn massacre
The Katyn massacre was a World War II mass execution of thousands of Polish military officers and intelligentsia carried out by the Soviet NKVD in 1940.
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B.
Hamburg massacre
The Hamburg massacre was an 1876 white supremacist attack in Hamburg, South Carolina, in which armed Democrats killed and terrorized Black militiamen and citizens to help overthrow Reconstruction-era Republican rule.
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C.
Bombardment of Odessa
The Bombardment of Odessa was a major 1854 naval attack by British and French forces against the Russian Black Sea port city of Odessa during the Crimean War.
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D.
Warsaw Uprising
The Warsaw Uprising was a major 1944 armed insurrection by the Polish resistance against Nazi German occupation, aiming to liberate Warsaw before the Soviet advance.
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E.
Gleiwitz incident
The Gleiwitz incident was a staged 1939 false-flag attack by Nazi Germany on a German radio station, used as propaganda to justify the invasion of Poland and the start of World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aerial bombing
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event of World War II ⓘ mass killing ⓘ war crime ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
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Poland ⓘ |
| civilianDeaths |
hundreds
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often estimated between 1,000 and 2,000 ⓘ |
| combatantCommand |
Luftwaffe High Command
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surface form:
German Luftwaffe high command
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| commemoratedOn | 1 September ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 51.2167°N 18.5667°E ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| date | 1 September 1939 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1 September 1939 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
German attack on Westerplatte
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surface form:
Battle of Westerplatte
wider German air attacks on Polish cities ⓘ |
| hasCause | German decision to invade Poland ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfSources |
German
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Polish ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
early example of deliberate bombing of civilians
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one of the first attacks of World War II ⓘ one of the first bombings of World War II ⓘ |
| location |
Second Polish Republic
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Wieluń ⓘ Łódź Voivodeship ⓘ |
| memorialType | war memorials in Wieluń ⓘ |
| natureOfAttack | terror bombing ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being carried out against a town with no significant military targets
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high proportion of civilian victims ⓘ symbolic beginning of World War II in Poland ⓘ |
| operator | Luftwaffe ⓘ |
| partOf |
European theatre of World War II
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Invasion of Poland ⓘ |
| perpetrator | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Invasion of Poland
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surface form:
German invasion of Poland (planned for 1 September 1939)
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| result |
destruction of much of Wieluń
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heavy civilian casualties ⓘ |
| significance |
example cited in discussions of international humanitarian law
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example of civilian suffering at the outset of World War II ⓘ |
| startTime | 1 September 1939 ⓘ |
| target |
Wieluń
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civilian population ⓘ |
| timeOfDay |
around dawn
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early morning ⓘ |
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Subject: Bombing of Wieluń Description of subject: The Bombing of Wieluń was a devastating German air raid on the Polish town of Wieluń on 1 September 1939, widely regarded as one of the first attacks of World War II and an early example of terror bombing against civilians.
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