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The city of Cologne was bombed by the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 262 separate air raids during World War II, this in response to the bombing of London (September 1940 to May 1941). Cologne was an important military target, being a heavily industrialized city with many factories producing war supplies [ citation needed ] and the city had a large ...
A ruined Cologne in 1945. The German city of Cologne was bombed in 262 separate air raids [1] by the Allies during World War II, all by the Royal Air Force (RAF). A total of 34,711 long tons (35,268 t) of bombs were dropped on the city, [2] and 20,000 civilians died during the war in Cologne due to aerial bombardments.
The Hohenzollern Bridge functioned as one of the most important bridges in Germany during World War II (1939-1945); even constant daily airstrikes did not badly damage it. On 6 March 1945, German military engineers blew up the bridge as Allied troops began their assault on Cologne .
The term "thousand-bomber raid" was used to describe three night bombing raids by the Royal Air Force against German cities in summer 1942 during World War II. [1]The term was a propaganda device, whereby Arthur Harris reached the number of bombers by including not only bombers that were currently operational as part of RAF Bomber Command, but also aircrews from Operational Training Units to ...
The Cologne Cathedral Seal (German: Kölner Domplombe) was a section of unclad brickwork which covered destroyed masonry on an exterior pillar of Cologne Cathedral. In November 1943, during an air raid by the allies, a bomb seriously damaged a pillar on the northern tower of the cathedral, sparking fears for the structural integrity of the ...
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Yet hundreds attended this WWII veteran's funeral. Initial successes were temporary as Allied forces retook lands lost by the end of January 1945 and the Nazis lost between 80,000 to 100,000 ...
A Radar History of World War II: Technical and Military Imperatives. Philadelphia PA: Institute of Physics Publications. ISBN 978-0-7503-0659-1. Davis, Richard D. (2006). Bombing the European Axis Powers: A Historical Digest of the Combined Bomber Offensive, 1939–1945. AD-a450 007. Maxwell Air Force Base: Air University Press.