bombing of Coventry

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The bombing of Coventry was a devastating World War II German air raid on the English city of Coventry in November 1940, causing massive destruction and civilian casualties and becoming a symbol of the Blitz.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II event
aerial bombing
military operation
war crime allegation
aftermath extensive urban destruction
major disruption of industrial production
strengthening of British resolve
aircraftUsed Dornier Do 17
surface form: Dornier Do 17 bombers

Heinkel He 111
surface form: Heinkel He 111 bombers

Junkers Ju 87
surface form: Junkers Ju 87 Stuka dive bombers

Junkers Ju 88
surface form: Junkers Ju 88 bombers
airDefense Anti-aircraft artillery around Coventry
RAF night fighters
alsoKnownAs bombing of Coventry
surface form: Coventry Blitz
attacker Luftwaffe
belligerent Nazi Germany
United Kingdom
buildingsDamagedOrDestroyed more than 43,000 houses
buildingsDestroyed over 4,300 homes
cathedralStatus medieval cathedral ruined
civilianDeaths around 568 people
civilianInjured over 1,200 people
codename Operation Mondscheinsonate
commander Albert Kesselring
Hugo Sperrle
conflict World War II
surface form: Second World War
country United Kingdom
defensiveForce Royal Air Force
endDate 1940-11-15
historicalDebate controversy over extent of prior British intelligence knowledge
industrialFacilitiesDamagedOrDestroyed around 75 percent of city’s factories
legacy inspired term "to coventrate" meaning to devastate a city by bombing
preserved ruins of old Coventry Cathedral as memorial
location Coventry
method area bombing
strategic bombing
navigationSystemUsedByAttackers Knickebein radio navigation system
X-Gerät radio navigation system
notableStructureDestroyed Coventry Cathedral
St Michael’s Cathedral
numberOfAircraft more than 400 German bombers
partOf World War II
The Blitz
surface form: the Blitz
result German tactical success but strategic failure
startDate 1940-11-14
symbolism symbol of civilian suffering in war
symbol of the Blitz
target Coventry
surface form: City of Coventry

Coventry
surface form: Coventry city centre

industrial facilities in Coventry
time night of 14–15 November 1940
translationOfCodename Moonlight Sonata
weapon high-explosive bombs
incendiary bombs
parachute mines
year 1940

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Blitz notableEvent bombing of Coventry
this entity surface form: Coventry Blitz
Luftwaffe involvedIn bombing of Coventry
bombing of Coventry alsoKnownAs bombing of Coventry
this entity surface form: Coventry Blitz
The Blitz notableEvent bombing of Coventry
this entity surface form: Coventry Blitz
Coventry wasBombedInEvent bombing of Coventry
this entity surface form: Coventry Blitz
British home front during World War II significantEvent bombing of Coventry
this entity surface form: Coventry Blitz
Operation Mondscheinsonate alsoKnownAs bombing of Coventry
this entity surface form: Coventry Blitz
Moonlight Sonata codenameFor bombing of Coventry
this entity surface form: Luftwaffe air raid on Coventry
Coventry Cathedral destroyedInEvent bombing of Coventry
this entity surface form: Coventry Blitz