Baedeker Blitz

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The Baedeker Blitz was a series of German Luftwaffe air raids in 1942 targeting historic and cultural cities in England in retaliation for Allied bombing of German towns.

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Label Occurrences
Baedeker Blitz canonical 7
Baedeker raids 4
Baedeker raids on British cities 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf German strategic bombing campaign
World War II event
airForceInvolved German Luftwaffe bomber units
alsoKnownAs Baedeker Blitz
surface form: Baedeker raids
characteristic Selection of targets based on cultural significance
commandedBy Hermann Göring
conflict World War II
country Nazi Germany
describedBySource British wartime press
endTime June 1942
hasCause Allied bombing of German cities
Allied bombing of Lübeck
Allied bombing of Rostock
historicalSignificance Example of cultural targeting in warfare
location Bath
Canterbury
England
Exeter
Exeter Blitz
Grimsby
Hull
Ipswich
Norwich
Poole
United Kingdom
York
materialDamage damage to cathedrals and churches
damage to residential areas
extensive destruction of historic buildings
mediaName Baedeker Blitz self-linksurface differs
surface form: Baedeker raids
namedAfter Baedeker travel guides
numberOfCivilianDeaths over 1600
numberOfInjured over 1700
objective Demoralization of British population
Retaliation for Allied bombing
opponent Royal Air Force
United Kingdom
partOf The Blitz
perpetrator Luftwaffe
relatedTo Allied bombing of Lübeck
surface form: Bombing of Lübeck in World War II

Bombing of Rostock in World War II
Strategic bombing during World War II
startTime April 1942
strategy Area bombing
Night bombing
target Civilian areas
Cultural centers
Historic cities
timePeriod 1942

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The Blitz followedBy Baedeker Blitz
British home front during World War II significantEvent Baedeker Blitz
this entity surface form: Baedeker raids
Assembly Rooms damagedBy Baedeker Blitz
subject surface form: Assembly Rooms, Bath
Baedeker Blitz alsoKnownAs Baedeker Blitz
this entity surface form: Baedeker raids
Baedeker Blitz mediaName Baedeker Blitz self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Baedeker raids
Y-Gerät inServiceDuring Baedeker Blitz
this entity surface form: Baedeker raids
Exeter Blitz partOf Baedeker Blitz
Exeter Blitz cause Baedeker Blitz
this entity surface form: Baedeker raids policy
Exeter Blitz isPartOfSeries Baedeker Blitz
this entity surface form: Baedeker raids on British cities
Allied bombing of Lübeck causeOf Baedeker Blitz
Allied bombing of Lübeck relatedEvent Baedeker Blitz