Bombing of Wilhelmshaven in World War II

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The Wilhelmshaven World War II bombings by the Allies of World War II destroyed two thirds of the port's buildings,[citation needed] and from spring 1943 until November 1943 inmates of the SS-Baubrigade II from the Neuengamme camp were transferred to Wilhelmshaven to clear up after air raids.[1]

Wilhelmshaven World War II bombings
Date Mission
September 4, 1939 12px Unsuccessful RAF bombing of Wilhelmshaven[2]
December 18, 1939 12px Battle of the Heligoland Bight. The first combat success of radar used a German "experimental Freya radar" to detect unescorted RAF bombers approaching the German Bight enroute to Wilhelmshaven, and German fighters defeated the attack.[2]
December 28/29, 1941 12px 217 RAF sorties bombed (Wilhelmshaven, Hüls, and Emden were the main targets).[3]
January 27, 1943 12px The first World War II US mission flown against the German homeland bombed warehouses and industrial plants at Wilhelmshaven.[4]
February 26, 1943 12px On a Wilhelmshaven bombing mission, footage for the documentary film Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress was filmed from the B-17 Flying Fortress Jersey Bounce.
June 11, 1943 12px VIII Bomber Command Mission Number 62: 252 B-17's are dispatched against the U-boat yard at Wilhelmshaven and the Cuxhaven port area. The raid on Wilhelmshaven demonstrated the difficulty of operating beyond range of fighters escort as enemy fighters attacks prevent accurate bombing of the target.[5]
November 3, 1943 12px The 384th Bombardment Group attacked the Wilhelmshaven harbour.[1]
February 3, 1944 12px The 384th Bombardment Group attacked the Wilhelmshaven port area.[2]
February 27/28, 1945 12px Mission 851: 23 of 26 B-24s bombed Wilhelmshaven oil storage using a Pathfinder Force (PFF).

References

  1. ↑ List of working locations SS-Baubrigade II by the Memorial Neuengamme
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  3. ↑ 12px "Campaign Diary". Royal Air Force Bomber Command 60th Anniversary. UK Crown. http://www.raf.mod.uk/bombercommand/diary1941_3.html. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
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  5. ↑ McKillop, Jack. "8th Air Force 1944 Chronicles". http://www.airwarweb.net/usaaf/8af_1944.php. Retrieved 2007-05-25.October, December, January, February


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