Operation Tidal Wave

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World War II air raid military operation

Operation Tidal Wave was a major World War II Allied air raid targeting Romanian oil refineries at Ploiești in an effort to cripple Nazi Germany’s fuel supplies.

Aliases (1)

Operation Tidal Wave in 1943 ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II air raid → military operation →
aircraftUsed	Consolidated B-24 Liberator →
alsoKnownAs	Operation Soapsuds → Ploiești raid →
belligerent	Nazi Germany → Romania → United Kingdom → United States Army Air Forces →
casualties	hundreds of American aircrew killed or captured → over 50 B-24 bombers lost →
commander	Lewis H. Brereton → Uzal G. Ent →
conflict	World War II →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
countryTargeted	Kingdom of Romania →
date	1943-08-01 →
defendedBy	German Luftwaffe → Romanian air defenses → heavy anti-aircraft artillery →
effectOnTarget	significant but temporary reduction in Ploiești oil output →
executedBy	Eighth Air Force → Ninth Air Force → USAAF B-24 Liberator units →
isPartOf	Allied strategic bombing campaign in Europe →
location	Ploiești → Romania →
notableFor	high loss rate among attacking bombers → precision low-altitude attack on heavily defended refineries →
objective	strategic bombing of Axis oil production → to cripple Nazi Germany’s fuel supplies →
partOf	World War II →
plannedBy	United States Army Air Forces →
result	Allied tactical success but strategic failure → heavy Allied losses →
scale	one of the largest low-level bombing raids of World War II →
strategicImportance	Ploiești was a major source of oil for Nazi Germany →
tacticalApproach	daylight raid → low-level bombing →
target	Astra Română refinery → Columbia Aquila refinery → Concordia Vega refinery → Creditul Minier refinery → Ploiești oil refineries → Unirea Speranța refinery →
theater	European Theater of Operations →
year	1943 →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Operation Soapsuds →	alternateName
Ploiești raid →	codename
World War II →	hasPart
Ploiești ("Operation Tidal Wave in 1943") →	historicalEvent
Defense of the Ploiești oil fields →	opposedOperation