Wotan II
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Luftwaffe navigation aid
Luftwaffe navigation aid
World War II military technology
radio navigation system
Wotan II was the Allied codename for the German World War II radio navigation system Y-Gerät, used by the Luftwaffe for precision bombing.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Y-Gerät | 0 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Luftwaffe navigation aid
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Luftwaffe navigation aid ⓘ World War II military technology ⓘ radio navigation system ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
German bombing offensive against the United Kingdom
ⓘ
Luftwaffe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | radio beam guidance ⓘ |
| codenameFor | Y-Gerät NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator | Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
1930s–1940s
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1930s–1940s ⓘ |
| hasCodename | Wotan II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCodenameRole | Allied codename ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
guide Luftwaffe bombers for accurate bombing over long distances
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guide aircraft along a radio beam to target ⓘ provide range information to bombing aircraft ⓘ |
| languageOfCodename | English ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Wotan (Odin) from Germanic mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | German bomber crews ⓘ |
| opposedBy | British electronic countermeasures ⓘ |
| partOf | German bomber navigation systems ⓘ |
| refersTo | German radio navigation system Y-Gerät NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technologyType | radio beam navigation ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Allies (as codename)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luftwaffe ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bombing navigation
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precision bombing ⓘ precision bombing ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| usedWith |
German bombers
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German bombers ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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