Allied bombing of Hungary
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The Allied bombing of Hungary was a World War II air campaign in which American and British forces targeted Hungarian cities, infrastructure, and military assets to weaken the Axis war effort.
Aliases (2)
- bombing of Debrecen ×1
- bombing of Székesfehérvár ×1
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aerial bombing campaign
→
military campaign → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Hungary
→
|
| carriedOutBy |
Eighth Air Force
→
Fifteenth Air Force → RAF Bomber Command → |
| conflict |
World War II
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|
| countryTargeted |
Hungary
→
Kingdom of Hungary → |
| describedBySource |
Allied air force operational records
→
Hungarian wartime government documents → postwar historical studies of World War II in Hungary → |
| endTime |
1945
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|
| hasCause |
Hungary’s alliance with Nazi Germany
→
Hungary’s role as an Axis power → |
| historicalPeriod |
20th century
→
|
| location |
Hungary
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|
| notableAttack |
bombing of Budapest
→
bombing of Debrecen → bombing of Ploiești-related targets in Hungarian territory → bombing of Székesfehérvár → |
| objective |
to damage military installations
→
to destroy industrial capacity → to disrupt transportation infrastructure → to weaken the Axis war effort → |
| opponent |
Luftwaffe
→
Royal Hungarian Air Force → |
| participant |
Hungary
→
Nazi Germany → Royal Air Force → United States Army Air Forces → |
| partOf |
European theatre of World War II
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|
| result |
disruption of Axis logistics in Central Europe
→
heavy damage to Hungarian infrastructure → significant civilian casualties → weakening of Hungarian war production → |
| startTime |
1942
→
1943 → |
| target |
Hungarian cities
→
airfields → military industrial facilities → oil refineries → railway junctions → |
| usedWeapon |
fighter-bombers
→
high-explosive bombs → incendiary bombs → strategic bombers → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Allied bombing of Hungary
("bombing of Debrecen")
→
Allied bombing of Hungary ("bombing of Székesfehérvár") → |
notableAttack |
|
Royal Hungarian Air Force
→
|
conflict |