bombing of Coventry

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The bombing of Coventry was a devastating World War II German air raid on the English city of Coventry in November 1940, causing massive destruction and civilian casualties and becoming a symbol of the Blitz.

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Generate an image of the bombing of Coventry (The bombing of Coventry was a devastating World War II German air raid on the English city of Coventry in November 1940, causing massive destruction and civilian casualties and becoming a symbol of the Blitz.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II event ⓘ
aerial bombing ⓘ
military operation ⓘ
war crime allegation ⓘ
aftermath extensive urban destruction ⓘ
major disruption of industrial production ⓘ
strengthening of British resolve ⓘ
aircraftUsed Dornier Do 17 bombers ⓘ
linked to: Dornier Do 17

Heinkel He 111 bombers ⓘ
linked to: Heinkel He 111

Junkers Ju 87 Stuka dive bombers ⓘ
linked to: Junkers Ju 87

Junkers Ju 88 bombers ⓘ
linked to: Junkers Ju 88
airDefense Anti-aircraft artillery around Coventry ⓘ
RAF night fighters ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Coventry Blitz ⓘ
linked to: bombing of Coventry
attacker Luftwaffe ⓘ
belligerent Nazi Germany ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
buildingsDamagedOrDestroyed more than 43,000 houses ⓘ
buildingsDestroyed over 4,300 homes ⓘ
cathedralStatus medieval cathedral ruined ⓘ
civilianDeaths around 568 people ⓘ
civilianInjured over 1,200 people ⓘ
codename Operation Mondscheinsonate ⓘ
commander Albert Kesselring ⓘ
Hugo Sperrle ⓘ
conflict Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
country United Kingdom ⓘ
defensiveForce Royal Air Force ⓘ
endDate 1940-11-15 ⓘ
historicalDebate controversy over extent of prior British intelligence knowledge ⓘ
industrialFacilitiesDamagedOrDestroyed around 75 percent of city’s factories ⓘ
legacy inspired term "to coventrate" meaning to devastate a city by bombing ⓘ
preserved ruins of old Coventry Cathedral as memorial ⓘ
location Coventry ⓘ
method area bombing ⓘ
strategic bombing ⓘ
navigationSystemUsedByAttackers Knickebein radio navigation system ⓘ
X-Gerät radio navigation system ⓘ
notableStructureDestroyed Coventry Cathedral ⓘ
St Michael’s Cathedral ⓘ
numberOfAircraft more than 400 German bombers ⓘ
partOf World War II ⓘ
the Blitz ⓘ
linked to: The Blitz
result German tactical success but strategic failure ⓘ
startDate 1940-11-14 ⓘ
symbolism symbol of civilian suffering in war ⓘ
symbol of the Blitz ⓘ
target City of Coventry ⓘ
linked to: Coventry

Coventry city centre ⓘ
linked to: Coventry

industrial facilities in Coventry ⓘ
time night of 14–15 November 1940 ⓘ
translationOfCodename Moonlight Sonata ⓘ
weapon high-explosive bombs ⓘ
incendiary bombs ⓘ
parachute mines ⓘ
year 1940 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Blitz → notableEvent → Coventry Blitz ⓘ
linked to: bombing of Coventry
Luftwaffe → involvedIn → bombing of Coventry ⓘ
bombing of Coventry → alsoKnownAs → Coventry Blitz ⓘ
linked to: bombing of Coventry
The Blitz → notableEvent → Coventry Blitz ⓘ
linked to: bombing of Coventry
Coventry → wasBombedInEvent → Coventry Blitz ⓘ
linked to: bombing of Coventry
British home front during World War II → significantEvent → Coventry Blitz ⓘ
linked to: bombing of Coventry
Operation Mondscheinsonate → alsoKnownAs → Coventry Blitz ⓘ
linked to: bombing of Coventry
Moonlight Sonata → codenameFor → Luftwaffe air raid on Coventry ⓘ
linked to: bombing of Coventry
Coventry Cathedral → destroyedInEvent → Coventry Blitz ⓘ
linked to: bombing of Coventry
Luftwaffe bombers → notableCampaign → bombing of Coventry ⓘ