Headache
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Headache was the Allied codename for the World War II British electronic countermeasures developed to disrupt and deceive the German Knickebein radio navigation system used for bombing raids.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Allied military operation
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World War II military technology ⓘ electronic countermeasure ⓘ |
| aimedAt | Knickebein radio navigation system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnTechnology |
electronic deception
ⓘ
radio jamming ⓘ |
| category |
Allied electronic countermeasures of World War II
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Electronic warfare in World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| codenameFor | British countermeasures against Knickebein ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| developedBy |
British radar and signals specialists
ⓘ
British scientific intelligence ⓘ |
| developedInContextOf | Battle of the Beams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| effect |
misleading German bomber crews
ⓘ
reduced accuracy of German bombing ⓘ |
| era | early 1940s ⓘ |
| hasNature | secret wartime project ⓘ |
| implementedAs |
false radio beacons
ⓘ
ground-based jamming transmitters ⓘ |
| influenced | later electronic warfare techniques ⓘ |
| languageOfCodename | English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Royal Air Force Bomber Command
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Air Force Fighter Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedBy | British military authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalDomain | electromagnetic spectrum ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| partOf | British air defence system ⓘ |
| purpose |
deceive German bombing guidance
ⓘ
disrupt German radio navigation ⓘ protect British cities from bombing ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Knickebein
NERFINISHED
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X-Gerät NERFINISHED ⓘ Y-Gerät NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetedSystemOf | Luftwaffe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Allies of World War II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| usedDuring | German bombing raids on the United Kingdom ⓘ |
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