Royal Air Force Bomber Command

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Royal Air Force formation air force command military unit

Royal Air Force Bomber Command was the branch of the British Royal Air Force responsible for the strategic bombing campaign against Germany and its allies during the Second World War.

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Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Royal Air Force formation → air force command → military unit →
aircraftType	Avro Lancaster → Avro Manchester → Handley Page Halifax → Short Stirling → Vickers Wellington → de Havilland Mosquito →
branchOf	Royal Air Force →
casualties	over 55,000 aircrew killed →
conflict	Second World War → World War II →
controversy	civilian casualties from area bombing →
country	United Kingdom →
disbanded	1968 →
formed	1936 →
garrison	RAF High Wycombe →
headquarters	High Wycombe → RAF High Wycombe →
memorial	Bomber Command Memorial, London →
memorialUnveiled	2012 →
motto	Strike Hard Strike Sure →
notableCommander	Arthur Harris → Sir Arthur Travers Harris →
notableCommanderEnd	1945 →
notableCommanderRole	Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief →
notableCommanderStart	1942 →
notableOperation	Operation Chastise →
notableOperationDescription	Dambusters raid on German dams in 1943 →
notableUnit	No. 617 Squadron RAF →
operation	Battle of Berlin (air campaign) → Battle of the Ruhr → Operation Millennium → area bombing of German cities → bombing of Dresden → strategic bombing campaign against Germany →
opposed	Axis powers → Nazi Germany →
partOf	Royal Air Force →
peakStrength	thousands of heavy bombers →
primaryTarget	German-occupied Europe → Germany →
role	night bombing → strategic bombing →
subordinateTo	Air Ministry →
theatre	European theatre of World War II →
usedNavigationAid	Gee → H2S radar → Oboe →

Referenced by (39)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Black Buck raids → Operation Hydra ("RAF Bomber Command") → Operation Millennium →	militaryBranch
RAF Honington ("RAF Bomber Command") → RAF Scampton ("RAF Bomber Command") → Window (radar countermeasures) →	usedBy
Allied bombing of Germany ("Bomber Command") → Allied bombing of Hungary ("RAF Bomber Command") →	carriedOutBy
Battle of Berlin (air campaign) → Battle of the Ruhr →	combatant
Basil Embry → No. 617 Squadron RAF ("RAF Bomber Command") →	partOf
Gee ("RAF Bomber Command") → Gee navigation system ("RAF Bomber Command") →	usedByBranch
Avro Lancaster →	alliedOperator
Royal Air Force strategic bombing doctrine ("RAF Bomber Command") →	associatedWithUnit
Arthur Harris ("RAF Bomber Command") →	commanded
Operation Gomorrah →	conductedBy
RAF Coastal Command ("RAF Bomber Command") →	cooperatedWith
Operation Crossbow ("RAF Bomber Command") →	coordinatedWith
Bomber Command Memorial, London →	dedicatedTo
Oboe →	developedBy
RAF Strike Command ("RAF Bomber Command") →	formedByMergerOf
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief ("RAF Bomber Command") →	historicallyExistedIn
Royal Air Force strategic bombing doctrine ("RAF Bomber Command") →	implementedBy
RAF Home Commands ("RAF Bomber Command") →	includedCommand
Avro Lancaster →	introducedBy
Big Week ("RAF Bomber Command") →	involvedForce
RAF High Wycombe ("former RAF Bomber Command") →	isHeadquartersFor
Allied bombing of Germany ("Royal Air Force") →	mainParticipants
RAF roundel ("RAF Bomber Command") →	notableUser
Handley Page Halifax ("RAF Bomber Command") →	operatedByUnit
Operation Millennium ("RAF Bomber Command") →	operator
Kammhuber Line →	opposedBy
Defense against the Combined Bomber Offensive →	opposedTo
Operation Hydra ("RAF Bomber Command") →	plannedBy
Hawker Hart ("RAF Bomber Command") →	serviceBranch
Heinkel He 219 ("RAF Bomber Command heavy bombers") →	targetedAircraft
H2S radar ("RAF Bomber Command") →	usedByUnit