Baedeker Blitz

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German strategic bombing campaign World War II event

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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All labels observed (4)

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 ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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 ⓘ
Bombing of Rostock in World War II → partOf → Baedeker Blitz ⓘ
Bombing of Rostock in World War II → campaign → Baedeker Blitz ⓘ