Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p During World War II, the city of Lübeck was the first German city to be attacked in substantial numbers by the Royal Air Force. The attack on the night of 28 March 1942 created a firestorm that caused severe damage to the historic centre, with bombs destroying three of the main churches and large parts of the built-up area. It led to the retaliatory 'Baedeker' raids on historic British cities.Although a port, Lübeck was mainly a cultural centre and only lightly defended.. }
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- Bombing_of_Lübeck_in_World_War_II comment "During World War II, the city of Lübeck was the first German city to be attacked in substantial numbers by the Royal Air Force. The attack on the night of 28 March 1942 created a firestorm that caused severe damage to the historic centre, with bombs destroying three of the main churches and large parts of the built-up area. It led to the retaliatory 'Baedeker' raids on historic British cities.Although a port, Lübeck was mainly a cultural centre and only lightly defended.".