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Western Cardiff was the worst hit area, particularly Canton and Riverside, where 116 people were killed, an estimated 50 of which were killed in one street in Riverside, De Burgh Street. The 10-hour air raid had started at 18:37 and Grangetown was the first area to be hit by 100 German aircraft.
It remains the worst rail disaster in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany. Suspension railway accident of Wuppertal [99] 12 April 1999 5 47 Workers forgot to remove a metal claw from the track on completion of scheduled night work. The first train of the day hit the claw, derailed and fell about 10 metres into the river Wupper.
The Swansea Blitz was the heavy and sustained bombing of Swansea by the German Luftwaffe from 19 to 21 February 1941. A total of 230 people were killed and 397 were injured. Swansea was selected by the Germans as a legitimate strategic target due to its importance as a port and docks and the oil refinery just beyond, and its destruction was key to Nazi German war efforts as part of their ...
"There is a war on you know – Life though the eyes of children living in the Sculcoates area of Hull during the Second World War" (PDF). Stepney Primary School Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017. "Heroes of Hull". www.heroesofhull.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 June 2014; Simmons, E. F. (1941).
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The fallout has left Germany projected to be the worst-performing major economy this year, shrinking by 0.5%, according to the International Monetary Fund. Prospects for next year are only a ...
At the beginning of World War II, bombing of cities prior to invasion was an integral part of Nazi Germany's strategy. In the first stages of war, the Germans carried out many bombings of towns and cities in Poland (1939), including the capital Warsaw (also bombed in 1944), with WieluĊ being the first city destroyed by 75% . [ 40 ]
In Fortune's first-ever ranking of Europe's top 500 corporations by annual revenue, Germany stands out with the highest representation, boasting a total of 80 companies in the rankings.