The Bombing of Bremen in World War II by the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and US Eighth Air Force involved both indiscriminate "area bombing" and, as capacity improved, more targeted raids upon the city's military-industrial facilities.

Bremen during the Nazi era was home to two special police battalions, one of which was the 303rd police battalion, founded in Bremen in 1940. It was later involved in the infamous massacre at Babi Yar in the Ukraine where more than 30,000 Jewish men, women and children were shot and killed over a period of a mere two days.

Feb 6, 2024 · During the May 17, 1943, mission to Bremen, 16 of the 107 bombers that reached the target were lost, all from the 91st and 306th Bomb Groups. Numerous flak explosions shower U.S. B-17 bombers as they drop a hailstorm of bombs on the Focke-Wulf aircraft factory in …

Sgt Dickerson, a waist gunner, was flying with Tom Murphy in “Picadilly Lily” which was lost on the Bremen raid, October 8, 1943. It was Dickerson’s 25th mission. As combat experience increased and losses of original crews were sustained, the co-pilots of the Group were checked out as First Pilots as fast as possible and assigned ...

The Bombing of Bremen in World War II by the British Royal Air Force and US Eighth Air Force targeted strategic targets in the state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, which had heavy anti-aircraft artillery but only 35 fighter aircraft in the area.

Bremen bombing mission on December 20, 1943 of the 392nd Bomb Group stationed in Wendling England during WWII.

On August 19, 1944, the city of Bremen, Germany, witnessed one of the darkest nights of World War II. A devastating British air raid, involving around 500 aircraft, dropped thousands of bombs on the city, resulting in destruction that still echoes in the memories of survivors.

At 0300 hours across Thorpe Abbotts, nineteen crews were awakened for their #1 combat mission. This day would mark the first official combat mission of the 100th Bomb Group, flying as part of the 402nd Provisional Combat Wing, attached to the 4th Bombardment Wing under the command of Curtis LeMay.

Germany's second largest port, Bremen was a prime target for attacks by the R.A.F. from May 1940 to April 22, 1945 - five days before its capture by the British 2nd Army. Onslaughts included one of the early 1,000-bomber raids, on June 25, 1942.

Apr 19, 2023 · Among the military industry in Bremen was the Focke-Wulf aircraft factory which produced the FW-190 fighter for the German Luftwaffe. Furthermore, the Atlas Werke shipyard and Borgward...