Columbia Aquila refinery
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The Columbia Aquila refinery was a major oil processing facility in Ploiești, Romania, that became a key strategic bombing objective for the Allies during World War II.
Aliases (6)
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II target
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industrial facility → oil refinery → |
| associatedWith |
oil campaign of World War II
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strategic bombing of Ploiești → |
| belligerentInterest |
Allied powers
→
Axis powers → |
| conflict |
World War II
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| country |
Romania
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| era |
1930s
→
1940s → |
| geographicContext |
southern Romania
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| historicalRegion |
Muntenia
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| importanceDuringWar |
priority target for Allied air forces
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vital to Axis fuel supplies → |
| industry |
petroleum refining
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| locatedIn |
Greater Romania
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Kingdom of Romania → Ploiești → Prahova County → Romanian oil fields region → |
| locatedOn |
Wallachian Plain
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| near |
Astra Română refinery
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Concordia Vega refinery → Steaua Română refinery → |
| partOf |
Ploiești oil industry
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Ploiești oil refineries complex → Romanian oil industry → |
| product |
aviation gasoline
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diesel fuel → gasoline → lubricants → |
| role |
supplying fuel to Axis military operations
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supplying fuel to German war effort → |
| significance |
considered a key strategic bombing objective by the Allies
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| statusDuringWWII |
operational oil refinery
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| strategicImportance |
key target in Allied strategic bombing campaign
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major source of petroleum products for Axis powers → |
| targetOf |
Allied strategic bombing
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Royal Air Force bombing raids → United States Army Air Forces bombing raids → |
| typeOfFacility |
petroleum processing plant
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| usedFor |
aviation fuel production
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fuel production → oil processing → |
Referenced by (12)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Operation Soapsuds
("Ploiești oil refineries")
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Operation Tidal Wave → Operation Tidal Wave ("Concordia Vega refinery") → Operation Tidal Wave ("Creditul Minier refinery") → Operation Tidal Wave ("Unirea Speranța refinery") → Ploiești raid ("Astra Română refinery") → Ploiești raid → Ploiești raid ("Concordia Vega refinery") → Ploiești raid ("Creditul Minier refinery") → Ploiești raid ("Steaua Română refinery") → |
target |
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Defense of the Ploiești oil fields
("Ploiești oil refineries")
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defendedObject |
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Columbia Aquila refinery
("Astra Română refinery")
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near |