Little Pearl Harbor

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Little Pearl Harbor refers to the World War II German air attack on the Italian port of Bari in 1943, which caused massive Allied ship losses and a deadly release of mustard gas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II air raid
historical event
aftermath censorship of mustard gas involvement
medical studies on mustard gas effects
belligerentAttacker Luftwaffe NERFINISHED
Nazi Germany NERFINISHED
belligerentDefender Allies of World War II NERFINISHED
Italy NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
causeOf chemical weapons exposure
mustard gas poisoning
consequence civilian casualties
heavy Allied ship losses
military casualties
release of mustard gas
countryAttacked Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED
date 1943-12-02
hasAlternativeName Air raid on Bari NERFINISHED
Bari air raid NERFINISHED
Bari disaster NERFINISHED
hasNickname Little Pearl Harbor
involvedVessel SS John Harvey NERFINISHED
involvedWeapon high-explosive bombs
mustard gas
location Apulia NERFINISHED
Bari NERFINISHED
Italy
militaryObjective destroy Allied shipping at Bari harbor
disrupt Allied supply lines
nicknamedBy American press
notableFor accidental release of secret Allied mustard gas stockpile
largest Allied merchant shipping loss in the Mediterranean during World War II
partOf Italian Campaign NERFINISHED
World War II
reasonForNickname scale of surprise and destruction similar to Pearl Harbor
refersTo German air attack on Bari
relatedTo Attack on Pearl Harbor NERFINISHED
chemical weapons in World War II
result German victory
target Allied shipping
Port of Bari NERFINISHED
theater Mediterranean Theater of Operations NERFINISHED
timePeriod Second World War NERFINISHED
year 1943

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Air raid on Bari alsoKnownAs Little Pearl Harbor