Himmelbett
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Himmelbett was a German World War II night air defense system that coordinated radar, searchlights, and fighter aircraft to intercept Allied bombers.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German air defense system
ⓘ
World War II military system ⓘ night air defense system ⓘ |
| aimedToCounter |
Allied strategic bombing
ⓘ
RAF Bomber Command night raids ⓘ |
| basedOnTechnology |
Freya radar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Würzburg radar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| component |
ground control interception center
ⓘ
ground-based radar ⓘ night fighter aircraft ⓘ radio communications network ⓘ searchlights ⓘ |
| counteredByTactic |
bomber stream
ⓘ
electronic countermeasures ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| developedBy | German Luftwaffe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early integrated air defense system
ⓘ
pioneering use of radar in night air defense ⓘ |
| limitation |
dependence on radar and communications
ⓘ
limited capacity per sector ⓘ vulnerability to bomber stream tactics ⓘ |
| namedAfter | German word "Himmelbett" meaning "four-poster bed" ⓘ |
| operationalMethod |
centralized ground control of fighters
ⓘ
coordinating radar and searchlights ⓘ vectoring fighters to radar-detected bombers ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedInto |
defense boxes
ⓘ
radar-controlled sectors ⓘ |
| partOf | Kammhuber Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
interception of Allied bombers
ⓘ
night air defense ⓘ |
| relatedSystem | Kammhuber Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startUseDate | 1940 ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| tacticalConcept |
ground-controlled interception
ⓘ
sector-based air defense ⓘ |
| usedBy | Luftwaffe night fighter force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInTheater |
Defense of the Reich
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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