Operation Chastise
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Operation Chastise was a famous World War II Royal Air Force raid in 1943 in which specially modified bombers attacked German dams using innovative “bouncing bombs” to disrupt industrial production in the Ruhr Valley.
Aliases (6)
- Dambusters raid ×2
- Dambusters Raid ×1
- Dambusters raid on German dams in 1943 ×1
- Dambusters raid on Ruhr dams ×1
- Operation Chastise (Dambusters raid) ×1
- RAF Dambusters raid ×1
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Air Force operation
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World War II operation → military operation → |
| aircraftType |
Avro Lancaster heavy bomber
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| aircraftUsed |
Avro Lancaster
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| alsoKnownAs |
Dambusters Raid
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| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
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United Kingdom → |
| casualties |
significant German civilian casualties
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| codename |
Operation Chastise
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| commandedBy |
Wing Commander Guy Gibson
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| commander |
Guy Gibson
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| conflict |
World War II
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| country |
United Kingdom
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| date |
1943-05-16
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1943-05-17 → |
| endDate |
1943-05-17
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| engineeringBy |
Barnes Wallis
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| hasMediaAdaptation |
The Dam Busters (1955 film)
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| hasParticipant |
No. 617 Squadron RAF aircrews
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| innovation |
low-level night bombing techniques
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specialized bomb aiming methods → |
| legacy |
symbol of precision bombing in World War II
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| locationOfTargetRegion |
North Rhine-Westphalia
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| notableFor |
use of bouncing bombs
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| objective |
destroy German dams
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disrupt industrial production in the Ruhr Valley → |
| operator |
Royal Air Force
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| partOf |
Allied strategic bombing campaign
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| place |
Germany
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Ruhr Valley → |
| planningBy |
British Air Ministry
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| preparation |
specialized training for low-level night flying
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| RAFcasualties |
loss of several attacking aircraft
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| result |
breaching of Eder Dam
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breaching of Möhne Dam → damage to German industrial infrastructure → flooding in the Ruhr Valley → |
| startDate |
1943-05-16
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| target |
Eder Dam
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Möhne Dam → Sorpe Dam → |
| theatre |
European theatre of World War II
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| typeOfTarget |
hydroelectric dams
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reservoir dams → |
| unit |
No. 617 Squadron RAF
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| usedWeapon |
Upkeep bouncing bomb
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| weaponDesigner |
Barnes Wallis
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| year |
1943
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Referenced by (18)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Avro Lancaster
→
Avro Lancaster ("Dambusters raid") → Avro Lancaster → Battle of the Ruhr → No. 617 Squadron RAF → Royal Air Force Bomber Command → |
notableOperation |
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Sorpe Dam
→
Sorpe Dam ("RAF Dambusters raid") → |
wasTargetOf |
|
Operation Chastise
("Dambusters Raid")
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|
alsoKnownAs |
|
RAF Scampton
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|
associatedOperation |
|
Operation Chastise
→
|
codename |
|
The Dam Busters (1955 film)
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|
depictsEvent |
|
World War II
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hasPart |
|
Barnes Wallis
("Operation Chastise (Dambusters raid)")
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inspired |
|
No. 617 Squadron RAF
("Dambusters raid")
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|
notableFor |
|
Avro Lancaster
("Dambusters raid on Ruhr dams")
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|
notableMission |
|
Royal Air Force Bomber Command
("Dambusters raid on German dams in 1943")
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notableOperationDescription |
|
Upkeep bouncing bomb
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|
operation |