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Bombing of Braunschweig in World War II : ウィキペディア英語版 | Bombing of Braunschweig in World War II
During World War II Braunschweig (known as Brunswick in English) was attacked by Allied aircraft in 42 bombing raids. The attack on the night of 14/15 October 1944 by No. 5 Group Royal Air Force (RAF) marked the high point of the destruction of Henry the Lion's city in the Second World War. The air raid, part of Operation Hurricane, caused a large fire or conflagration, that may have developed into a firestorm, which resulted in Braunschweig burning continuously for two and a half days. Moreover, the attack destroyed Braunschweig's mediaeval city centre (more than 90% of it) thereby changing the city's appearance right down to the present day. ==Raids== The RAF first bombed Braunschweig on 17 August 1940, killing 7 people,〔 〕 and the 94th BG earned a Distinguished Service Cross for an 11 January 1944 mission against the MIAG bomber components factory. As part of the Combined Bomber Offensive, Braunschweig was a regular target for RAF (nighttime raids) and American bombers (daylight), including two "Big Week" attacks on 20 and 21 February 1944. On October 14, 1944, the No. 106 Squadron RAF bombed Brunswick,() and one of the last attacks was the 3 March 1945 bombing of the chemical plant.()
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