Operation Manna
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Operation Manna was a World War II Allied airlift operation in April–May 1945 that dropped food supplies to starving civilians in German-occupied western Netherlands.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II operation
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humanitarian military operation ⓘ |
| aircraftUsed |
Avro Lancaster
NERFINISHED
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Consolidated B-24 Liberator NERFINISHED ⓘ Douglas Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Manna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beneficiary |
Dutch civilians
ⓘ
starving population of the Randstad ⓘ |
| cargo |
chocolate
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dried foods ⓘ fats ⓘ flour ⓘ food parcels ⓘ |
| carriedOutBy | RAF Bomber Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause | Dutch famine of 1944–1945 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| coordinatedWith |
Operation Chowhound
NERFINISHED
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Operation Faust NERFINISHED ⓘ truce with German forces in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| country |
Australia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ Poland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dropMethod | low-altitude food airdrops ⓘ |
| endDate | 1945-05-08 ⓘ |
| estimatedTonnageDelivered | over 6,600 tons of food ⓘ |
| followedBy | liberation of the Netherlands by Allied forces ⓘ |
| location |
Delft
NERFINISHED
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German-occupied Netherlands ⓘ Gouda NERFINISHED ⓘ Leiden NERFINISHED ⓘ Rotterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ Schiedam NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hague NERFINISHED ⓘ Vlaardingen NERFINISHED ⓘ Zoetermeer NERFINISHED ⓘ western Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
airdrop food supplies to starving civilians
ⓘ
relieve famine in western Netherlands ⓘ |
| opponent | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| participant |
Polish Air Forces in exile
NERFINISHED
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Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Australian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Canadian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal New Zealand Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | alleviation of starvation in western Netherlands ⓘ |
| startDate | 1945-04-29 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | April–May 1945 ⓘ |
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