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31Bombing of Wieluń — The bombing of Wieluń refers to the terror bombing of the Polish town of Wieluń by the German Luftwaffe on 1 September 1939. This air raid started about five minutes before the shelling of Westerplatte, which has traditionally been considered the …
32Bombing of Kobe in World War II — On March 17, 1945, 331 American B 29 bombers launched a firebombing attack against the city of Kobe, Japan. Of the city s residents, 8,841 were confirmed to have been killed in the resulting firestorms, which destroyed an area of three square… …
33Bombing of Dublin in World War II — The Bombing of Dublin in World War II occurred on 31 May 1941, when amid World War II, the German Air Force ( Luftwaffe ) bombed Dublin, the capital of neutral Ireland (Éire) [For the technical difference in the names of the Irish state, see… …
34Bombing of Sofia in World War II — The Bulgarian capital of Sofia suffered a series of Allied bombing raids during World War II, from late 1943 to early 1944.Bulgaria declared a token war on the United Kingdom and the United States on 13 December 1941. The Southern Italy based… …
35Bombing of Helsinki in World War II — The capital of Finland, Helsinki was bombed several times during World War II. Between 1939 1945 Finland fought three wars, two against the Soviet Union and one against Germany. The largest raids were three raids in February 1944, which have been …
36Bombing of Tallinn in World War II — The Estonian capital of Tallinn was bombed several times during World War II.Luftwaffe raids in 1941Luftwaffe commenced bombing of Tallinn from the first days of the war in June, and this intensified in August due to the Soviet attempts to… …
37area bombing — aerial bombing in which bombs are dropped over the general area of a target. Cf. pattern bombing, precision bombing. [1940 45] * * * …
38Area bombing directive — Die Area Bombing Directive (General Directive No.5 (S.46368/D.C.A.S)) („Anweisung zum Flächenbombardement“) wurde während des Zweiten Weltkrieges, am 14. Februar 1942, vom britischen Luftfahrtministerium herausgegeben. Die Klein …
39area bombing — n. carpet bombing, extensive bombing over a specific area in order to completely destroy it, process of dropping many bombs over a specific area (in order to completely destroy it) …
40Bombing of Rabaul (November 1943) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Carrier raids on Rabaul partof= the Pacific Theater of World War II caption= Japanese cruiser Chikuma under attack on 5 November 1943 date=November 1 1943 ndash; November 11, 1943… …
