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Allied bombing campaign against German aircraft production during World War 2
The Pointblank directive authorised the initiation of Operation Pointblank, the code name for the part of the Allied Combined Bomber Offensive intended
Pointblank_directive
Allied aerial bombing campaign of German infrastructure during later half of WWII
effort except where weather conditions prevented operations. The Pointblank directive initiated the primary portion of the Allied Combined Bomber Offensive
Combined_Bomber_Offensive
American WWII-era fighter aircraft
industrial centers. In June 1943, the Combined Chiefs of Staff issued the Pointblank Directive to destroy the Luftwaffe's capacity before the planned invasion of
North_American_P-51_Mustang
Unit of OSS during WW2
As the war progressed, however, there was a call for a new plan, Pointblank directive. This plan set aside the five points from the Casablanca plan and
Enemy_Objectives_Unit
Topics referred to by the same term
Wilson Pointblank (Transformers), a character in the Transformers franchise Point Blank, Texas, a town in the United States Pointblank directive, an Allied
Point_Blank_(disambiguation)
1943 US Army Air Forces strategic bombing mission during World War II
Liberators until May 1943. At that time, and in conjunction with the Pointblank Directive to destroy the Luftwaffe in preparation for the invasion of Europe
Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission
Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission
1757 battle of the Seven Years' War
the Great, Random House, 2016, pp. 240–45. L. Douglas Keeney, The Pointblank Directive: Three Generals and the Untold Story of the Daring Plan that Saved
Battle_of_Leuthen
Austrian army officer and governor of the Austrian Netherlands (1712–1780)
Doubleday Publishing Group, 2007, p. 302. L. Douglas Keeney, The Pointblank Directive: Three Generals and the Untold Story of the Daring Plan that Saved
Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine
Prince_Charles_Alexander_of_Lorraine
WW2 US Army Air Forces unit
of combat operations, coinciding with the implementation of the Pointblank Directive to target German airpower, began in May 1943. The Eighth developed
91st_Bombardment_Group
Aerial bombing attacks in 1945
that, "subject to the overriding claims" on other targets under the Pointblank Directive, strikes against communications in these cities to disrupt civilian
Bombing_of_Dresden
Numbered air force of the United States Air Force
in eastern England as part of the Combined Bomber Offensive. The Pointblank directive of June 1943 redirected the Allied strategic bombing effort against
Eighth_Air_Force
Report on the effects of Allied strategic bombing during World War II
limited to within range of supporting fighters In late 1943, the Pointblank directive specified the importance of reducing the ability of the Luftwaffe
United States Strategic Bombing Survey
United_States_Strategic_Bombing_Survey
1941–44 events of WWII
Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of France. After the end of the Pointblank directive, General Carl Spaatz began efforts to target German oil again. With
Western Allied campaign in Romania
Western_Allied_campaign_in_Romania
to the combined (USAAF and RAF) bombing offensive known as Operation Pointblank. Memorandum C.C.S. 166/1/D by the Combined Chiefs of Staff, 21 January
Casablanca_directive
German Luftwaffe heavy fighter wing of World War II
a "suicide command." Big Week began on 20 February, part of the Pointblank directive. German fighter production was targeted. Specifically, those factories
Zerstörergeschwader_26
German World War II fighter unit
began the attrition war proper. The objective was to fulfil the Pointblank directive which included the destruction of the Luftwaffe fighter force. JG 1
Jagdgeschwader 1 (World War II)
Jagdgeschwader_1_(World_War_II)
List of leading WWII commanders
Strategic bombing during World War II Combined Bomber Offensive Pointblank directive Battle of the Ruhr Bombing of Kassel in World War II Battle of Berlin
Commanders_of_World_War_II
German fighter-wing of World War II
Force began "Blitz Week" to signal its intention to fulfill the Pointblank directive. The appearance of the P-47 Thunderbolt presented a new longer-range
Jagdgeschwader_26
Former military airbase in Cambridgeshire, England
Command quadrupled in size from May 1943 to August to implement the Pointblank Directive.[citation needed] As part of this expansion, RAF Bassingbourn temporarily
RAF_Bassingbourn
Month of 1943
U.S. Navy. The Pointblank directive was issued by the Combined Chiefs of Staff of the Allied powers, to implement Operation Pointblank, the code name
June_1943
Month of 1943
Pope Pius XII (Paulist Press, 2002) p. 70 L. Douglas Keeney, The Pointblank Directive - Three Generals and the Untold Story of the Daring Plan that Saved
October_1943
1943 British strategic bombing in WWII
known as the Pointblank Directive, which required him to give priority to targets associated with the German fighter force. This directive arose from the
Operation_Bellicose
of bombs on Pantelleria. The Pointblank Directive modifies the priorities established by the February Casablanca directive, elevating attacks on German
1943_in_aviation
German Luftwaffe military aviator during World War II
turned to support the American United States Army Air Force (USAAF) Pointblank directive with greater regularity. Against the wishes of Harris, Bomber Command
Gerhard_Raht
Military goal of Operation Barbarossa
English Wikisource has original text related to this article: Führer Directive 21 The Arkhangelsk–Astrakhan line, or A–A line for short, was the military
A–A_line
Post-World War II demilitarization plan for Germany
significantly reducing German industrial might". JCS-1067, the April 1945 "Directive to Commander-in-Chief of United States Forces of Occupation Regarding
Morgenthau_Plan
Genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany
policy decisions verbally to Heinrich Himmler rather than through written directives. Victims were deported to extermination camps where those who had survived
The_Holocaust
1940 WWII air battle
This directive remained in force in the first phase of the Battle of Britain. It was reinforced on 24 May during the Battle of France by "Directive No.
Battle_of_Britain
(1949). The Army Air Forces in World War II, Vol. II. Europe: Torch to Pointblank August 1942 to December 1943 (PDF) (Reprint ed.). Chicago: University
Bombing of Wiener Neustadt in World War II
Bombing_of_Wiener_Neustadt_in_World_War_II
Global conflict (1939-1945)
Germany considered unacceptable. On 18 December 1940, Hitler issued the directive to prepare for an invasion of the Soviet Union. On 22 June 1941, Germany
World_War_II
Blockade by the Axis powers, 1941–1944
to utterly destroy the city along with its population. According to a directive which was sent to Army Group North on 29 September 1941: After the defeat
Siege_of_Leningrad
bring the German fighter force into a battle of attrition (operation Pointblank) instead of targeting industry "can best be achieved by attacks on objectives
Plan for Completion of Combined Bomber Offensive
Plan_for_Completion_of_Combined_Bomber_Offensive
Campaign fought in Libya and Egypt during WWII
help from Adolf Hitler, who sent a small German force to Tripoli under Directive 22 (11 January). The Afrika Korps (Generalleutnant Erwin Rommel) was formally
Western_Desert_campaign
1941 Axis invasion of the Soviet Union during WWII
Hitler formally committed Germany to the invasion when he issued Führer Directive 21 on 18 December 1940, where he outlined the precise manner in which
Operation_Barbarossa
Battle on the Eastern Front of World War II
strategy for the continuation of the operation from mid-July. Hitler's directive No. 33 on 19 July, while criticizing the performance of the northern flank
Battle_of_Kiev_(1941)
German invasion of France in 1940
Britain. There was no mention in the directive of a consecutive attack to conquer the whole of France, although the directive read that as much as possible of
Battle_of_France
1940 German invasion of Denmark and Norway in WWII
other branches of the Wehrmacht were not interested, and Hitler issued a directive stating that the main effort would be a land offensive through the Low
Operation_Weserübung
Secret post-WWII United States program
Operation Osoaviakhim during one night on October 22, 1946. In a secret directive circulated on September 3, 1946, President Truman officially approved
Operation_Paperclip
German state from 1933 to 1945
two dozen directives every week on exactly what news should be published and what angles to use; the typical newspaper followed the directives closely,
Nazi_Germany
Air raids by the US Army Air Forces in the Pacific War
during World War II Area bombardment Aerial bombing of cities Area bombing directive Firestorm Strategic bombing V-weapons European theatre Austria Innsbruck
Bombing_of_Tokyo
Unlike with the execution of Polish POWs at Katyn, however, no such directive attributed to Stalin or top Soviet officials, concerning Germans, have
Soviet atrocities committed against prisoners of war during World War II
Soviet_atrocities_committed_against_prisoners_of_war_during_World_War_II
1942 German military operation
of the plan now known as "Case Blue" (Fall Blau) in Führer Directive No. 41. The directive outlined the main goals of the 1942 summer campaign on Germany's
Case_Blue
Post-World War II occupation of Japan
five-point reform directive, one of the points being an order to liberate Japanese women through enfranchisement. After MacArthur issued his directive, the Japanese
Occupation_of_Japan
Theatre of war of European Axis and Soviet Union blocs
Soviet–Japanese border conflicts, Soviet troops on the western border received a directive, signed by Marshal Semyon Timoshenko and General of the Army Georgy Zhukov
Eastern_Front_(World_War_II)
of Yugoslavia during the war. This was in accordance with Mihailović's directive of 20 December 1941 which called for the cleansing of Croats and Bosniaks
World_War_II_by_country
Post-World War II occupation of Germany
the greatest shortages of housing and food. Initial British occupation directives were concerned primarily with economic considerations and food supply
Allied-occupied_Germany
1943 tank battle in the Soviet Union
codenamed Zitadelle ("Citadel"), to begin on 3 May or shortly thereafter. The directive was drafted by Kurt Zeitzler, the OKH Chief of Staff. For the offensive
Battle_of_Kursk
Airborne warfare throughout World War II
by the USAAF in a Combined Operations Offensive plan called Operation Pointblank. Chief of the British Air Staff Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Charles
Strategic bombing during World War II
Strategic_bombing_during_World_War_II
1939–45 aerial campaign of World War II
had proposed a combined offensive for this operation, named Operation Pointblank. Its plan was based upon selection, or precision attack by USAAF forces
Defence_of_the_Reich
War crimes committed by Allied personnel in World War II
theatre commanders to suppress the practice, but efforts to enforce the directive were patchy. Ninety-five US personnel were executed for war crimes, mostly
Allied war crimes during World War II
Allied_war_crimes_during_World_War_II
World War II battle, 1944–1945
any senior member of his staff since the battle began, and they had no directive on which to work. The first thing to do was to see the battle on the northern
Battle_of_the_Bulge
Events after the end of the war in 1945
the directive that had ordered the U.S. occupation forces to "take no steps looking toward the economic rehabilitation of Germany." A new directive recognized
Aftermath_of_World_War_II
offensive Battle of San Marino Lapland Market Garden Estonia Crossbow Pointblank Vietnamese famine of 1944–1945 Philippines (1944–1945) Leyte Syrmian Front
Military history of the United Kingdom during World War II
Military_history_of_the_United_Kingdom_during_World_War_II
Irregular forces in World War II
resistance movement organised within a short time period to protest against a directive that incorporated the Luxembourg youth into the Wehrmacht. A national
Resistance during World War II
Resistance_during_World_War_II
Publications, 2007. ISBN 978-1-85367-712-0. Carey, Brian Todd. "Operation Pointblank: Evolution of Allied Air Doctrine During World War II." World War II,
List of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress operators
List_of_Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress_operators
Aspect of Asian history
in Japan at the end of the war. On November 30, 1945, under the SCAP directive, the Japanese government dissolved the Ministry of War and Ministry of
End_of_World_War_II_in_Asia
Axis invasion of Crete during World War II
the Soviet Union. Hitler was won over by the audacious proposal and in Directive 31 he asserted that "Crete... will be the operational base from which
Battle_of_Crete
Violations by German forces in World War II
immediate destruction of Yugoslavia via Führer Directive No. 25. Commencing on 6 April 1941, the directive was enacted with a large scale German bombing
War_crimes_of_the_Wehrmacht
Air warfare branch of the US Army from 1926 to 1941
October 2016 at the Wayback Machine (1949). Volume Two – Europe: Torch to Pointblank: August 1942 – December 1943 Archived 23 November 2016 at the Wayback
United_States_Army_Air_Corps
by the USAAF in a Combined Operations Offensive plan called Operation Pointblank. Chief of the British Air Staff MRAF Sir Charles Portal was put in charge
Military history of the United States during World War II
Military_history_of_the_United_States_during_World_War_II
1935–1936 war between Italy and Ethiopia
to using chemical weapons (OC 23/06, 28 December 1935). The military directive had also called for a ruthless "take no prisoners" policy and the "complete
Second_Italo-Ethiopian_War
Campaign of the Mediterranean theatre of World War II
uncertainty over the forces at his disposal for an Aegean enterprise. A directive issued to Wilson on 12 February 1943 required him to prepare for operations
Dodecanese_campaign
Battle during the Normandy campaign
issued Directive 40, requiring that an invasion force be defeated before it could land or on the coast; in November 1943, Hitler added Directive 51, for
Battle_for_Caen
American heavy bomber aircraft
destroyed German morale, and established air superiority through Operation Pointblank's destruction of German fighter strength in preparation for a ground offensive
Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
1968 Battle during the Vietnam War
two artillery platoons, the ARVN gunners lowered their pieces and fired pointblank at the VC. By daybreak, the engineers held their own and the situation
Tet Offensive attacks on Da Nang
Tet_Offensive_attacks_on_Da_Nang
World War II operation in France
invasion, the Allies launched a strategic bombing campaign (codenamed Pointblank) to target German aircraft-production, fuel supplies, and airfields. Under
Operation_Overlord
1940 Luftwaffe air raids over the English Channel against the Royal Air Force
Britain had rejected peace overtures and on 16 July, Adolf Hitler issued Directive 16 to the Wehrmacht (German armed forces), ordering preparations for an
Kanalkampf
Tree that survived the 1945 atomic bombings of Japan
offensive Battle of San Marino Lapland Market Garden Estonia Crossbow Pointblank Vietnamese famine of 1944–1945 Philippines (1944–1945) Leyte Syrmian Front
Hibakujumoku
the Area Bombing Directive of 5 February 1942, Directive No.4, issued by the British Air Ministry.[citation needed] This directive ordered RAF bombers
Bombing of Mainz in World War II
Bombing_of_Mainz_in_World_War_II
World War II battle on north coast of France
Mountbatten, and the Naval Force Commander, Captain J. Hughes-Hallett. On the directive of Winston Churchill, Louis Mountbatten was recalled from command of the
Dieppe_Raid
World War II military campaign in 1941
Hitler issued Directive No. 27, including his occupation policy for Greece. He finalized jurisdiction in the Balkans with Directive No. 31 issued on
German_invasion_of_Greece
Part of the Pacific War of World War II
be applied to the sackings of Allen and Potts. Complying with Curtin's directive, albeit reluctantly, Blamey arrived in Port Moresby on 23 September 1942
Kokoda_Track_campaign
Notable spies and their codenames
offensive Battle of San Marino Lapland Market Garden Estonia Crossbow Pointblank Vietnamese famine of 1944–1945 Philippines (1944–1945) Leyte Syrmian Front
List_of_spies_in_World_War_II
1943 German campaign to disarm Italy following its armistice to the Allies during WWII
fled to Brindisi without issuing the executive orders of the planned directive ("Memorandum No. 1"). The Italian air bases did not receive any clear
Operation_Achse
Proposed council of World War II allies
abeyance for most of 1940 and 1941. Following the Atlantic Conference, a directive on postwar planning was prepared by the State Department by mid-October
Four_Policemen
July 2015. "Wike Tasks Oil Companies To Do More For Host Communities". Pointblank News. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015. "Wike advises media practitioners
Timeline of the Nyesom Wike governorship
Timeline_of_the_Nyesom_Wike_governorship
World War II military campaign in 1940
transgression to a line south of Venlo. In the Holland-Weisung (Holland Directive) of 15 November it was decided to conquer the entire south, but in the
German invasion of the Netherlands
German_invasion_of_the_Netherlands
Engagement of the Battle of Normandy in the Second World War
possibility of reinforcement of the Western Front. Adolf Hitler sent a directive to Field Marshal Günther von Kluge, the replacement commander of Army
Falaise_pocket
Major alliance of World War II
country on 10 October 1941, officially to train the Romanian Army. Hitler's directive to the troops on 10 October had stated that "it is necessary to avoid
Axis_powers
1941 Axis campaign during World War II
during World War II. The order for the invasion was put forward in "Führer Directive No. 25", which Adolf Hitler issued on 27 March 1941, following a Yugoslav
Invasion_of_Yugoslavia
Major World War II battle from 1942 to 1943
cult of Stalin. The paper concludes that Soviet ideology and Stalin's directives bear substantial responsibility for the battle's catastrophic Soviet losses
Battle_of_Stalingrad
1937–1945 conflict in East Asia
mandated confiscation of the Eighth Route Army's goods and used this directive as a pretext to confiscate goods, including engaging in grave robbery
Second_Sino-Japanese_War
United States Air Force general
Wesley Frank; Cate, James Lea, eds. (1949), Volume 2, Europe: Torch to Pointblank, August 1942 to December 1943, The Army Air Forces in World War II, Chicago:
Paul_L._Williams_(general)
1941 German Wehrmacht operation in Yugoslavia, World War II
German soldier killed. German commander Franz Böhme ordered Keitel's directive to be carried out in Serbia in the most drastic manner and that with no
Operation_Uzice
American military organization
Secretary of War," page 3. Retrieved on 7 November 2009. Crowder, Ed. "Pointblank: A Study in Strategic and National Security Decision Making." Archived
Air_War_Plans_Division
Allied attack against Axis, North Africa, WWII, 1941
the breakthrough with Cunningham and on the 25 November handed him a directive on 25 November before returning to Cairo, You will therefore continue
Operation_Crusader
Artillery batteries
had to be completed by 2 July, for the invasion of Britain. In an OKW directive on 10 July, operational coastal batteries under the control of the Kriegsmarine
Dover_Strait_coastal_guns
1940–1941 conflict
13 April, Hitler issued Directive 27, including his occupation policy for Greece and jurisdiction in the Balkans with Directive No. 31 (9 June). Italy
Greco-Italian_War
1945 Soviet invasion of the Japanese portion of Sakhalin Island
regions will suffer unimaginable hardships thereafter". In response to this directive, the 5th Area Army in Sapporo immediately reversed its previous order
Soviet invasion of South Sakhalin
Soviet_invasion_of_South_Sakhalin
7:15 (Moscow time) the People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR sent a directive to the Soviet armed forces, with orders "Do not carry out raids against
Finland_in_World_War_II
Major campaign of the Pacific War of World War II
on and capture Rabaul. Orders to capture Tulagi were implemented by a directive of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on July 2, 1942, which named the initial
Solomon_Islands_campaign
World War II campaign in Russia
threat overhanging Tula was removed". On 8 December, Hitler had signed his directive No.39, ordering the Wehrmacht to assume a defensive stance on the whole
Battle_of_Moscow
Operation part of World War II
Hitler, fearing the loss of U-boat pens on the French coast, sent a directive to Kluge ordering "an immediate counter-attack between Mortain and Avranches"
Operation_Lüttich
Preparations for 1945 battle
received the staff study, accompanied by a directive from Admiral Nimitz ordering the seizure of Iwo Jima. This directive designated specific commanders for the
Planning for the Battle of Iwo Jima
Planning_for_the_Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
U.S. military campaign in World War II
became the focus of the operation, was not even mentioned in the early directive, and only later took on the operation name Watchtower. Tulagi, although
Guadalcanal_campaign
1945 attacks in Japan during WWII
been placed off limits to bombers by the Joint Chiefs of Staff's 3 July directive, and was bombed on a small scale five times. During one of these raids
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki
after Germany attacked the USSR on 22 June 1941, the Comintern issued directives to all communist parties to come to the Soviet Union's aid, following
World_War_II_in_Yugoslavia
Finnish war against the Soviet Union (1941–44)
7:15 (Moscow time) the People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR sent a directive to the Soviet armed forces, with orders "Do not carry out raids against
Continuation_War
Unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945
civilians for executions. The Army's Chief of Staff General Franz Halder in a directive declared that in the event of guerrilla attacks, German troops were to
Wehrmacht
1944 Soviet military offensive during WW2
trucks by the United States to motorize the Soviet infantry. The basic directive from Stavka of 31 May for Bagration embodied a relatively new direction
Operation_Bagration
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English (Somerset and Avon) : topographic name for someone living in or by a furze-covered enclosure, from Old English fyrs ‘furze’ + hæg ‘enclosure’.Americanized spelling of French Fortier.
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Tree Adorned with Leaves
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English (Lancashire) : possibly a variant of Colling.
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Hindu, Indian
Love
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the pathway to the Sun
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Chief; Ruler
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Army man; soldier. Famous Bearer: romantic actor Armand Assante.
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Indian
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a.
Having the quality of a director, or authoritative guide; directive.
n.
A directive influence exercised by a mass of matter upon growing organs.
a.
Able to be directed; manageable.
a.
Expressive of command; containing positive command; authoritatively or absolutely directive; commanding; authoritative; as, imperative orders.
a.
Having power to direct; tending to direct, guide, or govern; showing the way.