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Bombing of Germany Tabea Hoffman
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General information May, 12th 1940 British Airforce (RAF) opened bombing of Germany In 1943 US Air Force joined bombing Most attacks: Berlin Worst attacks: Hamburg
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Bombing of Berlin 23,000 tons droped by USAAF Most attacks by RAF
45,517 tons of bombs droped Worst attack February, 3 by USAAF Total casualties: 20,000-50,000 23,000 tons droped by USAAF
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Bombing of Hamburg July 1943 US and Royal Air force attacked Hamburg
42,600 civilians killed, 37,000 wounded city completely destroyed
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Bombing of Frankfurt 75 attacks by USAAF and RAF
26,000 tons of bombs droped 5559 casualties Over 70% of city destroyed
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Questions In what city were the most attacks?
When did the attacks of Hamburg start? How many tons of bombs were dropped on Berlin? How many casualties can we count in Frankfurt?
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