Victoria Cross to Guy Gibson
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"Victoria Cross to Guy Gibson" refers to the highest British military decoration for valor awarded to Wing Commander Guy Gibson for leading the famous World War II "Dambusters" raid with No. 617 Squadron.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Victoria Cross award
ⓘ
military decoration award ⓘ |
| aircraftOfRecipientDuringAction | Avro Lancaster B.III (Special) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airForce | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedInnovation | use of bouncing bomb GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedMilitaryUnit | No. 617 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardContext | RAF precision low-level bombing raid on German dams ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority | King George VI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branchOfService | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | RAF strategic bombing campaign over Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citationPublishedIn | London Gazette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandRoleOfRecipient | officer commanding No. 617 Squadron ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfAction |
1943-05-16
ⓘ
1943-05-17 ⓘ |
| decorates | valour in the face of the enemy ⓘ |
| designerOfWeaponUsed | Barnes Wallis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eligibility | British and Commonwealth forces ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| isHighestMilitaryDecorationOf | British honours system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfAction |
Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ruhr region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medalMaterial | bronze ⓘ |
| medalName | Victoria Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the most famous Victoria Cross awards of World War II ⓘ |
| operation | Operation Chastise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rankOfRecipient | Wing Commander ⓘ |
| reasonForAward |
leadership and valour during Operation Chastise
ⓘ
leading the Dambusters raid ⓘ |
| recipient | Guy Gibson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recipientFullName | Guy Penrose Gibson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recipientNationality | British ⓘ |
| relatedFilm | The Dam Busters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedSquadronBase | RAF Scampton GENERATED ⓘ |
| relatedUnitNickname | Dambusters GENERATED ⓘ |
| serviceBranchOfRecipient | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceNumberOfRecipient | 39404 ⓘ |
| serviceOfRecipient | Royal Air Force Bomber Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceRoleOfRecipient | bomber pilot ⓘ |
| squadronRole | bomber squadron ⓘ |
| target |
Eder Dam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Möhne Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruhr dams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatreOfWar | European theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfValour |
conspicuous bravery
GENERATED
ⓘ
extreme devotion to duty GENERATED ⓘ |
| weaponSystemInvolved | Avro Lancaster bomber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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