Operation Soapsuds

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Operation Soapsuds is an alternate name for Operation Tidal Wave, the World War II Allied air campaign targeting Romanian oil refineries in Ploiești.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf military operation
alsoKnownFor high losses among attacking aircraft
alternateName Operation Tidal Wave
belligerent Allies
conflict World War II
countryTargeted Kingdom of Romania
forceTypeUsed heavy bombers
historicalSignificance major Allied effort to cripple Axis fuel production at Ploiești
location Ploiești
Romania
natureOfOperation air campaign
opponent Nazi Germany
Romania
partOf Allied strategic bombing campaign in Europe
primaryTargetType oil refineries
strategicObjective destroy oil refining capacity at Ploiești
disrupt Axis oil supply
target Ploiești oil refineries
Romanian oil refineries
theater European Theater of Operations

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Operation Tidal Wave
alsoKnownAs

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