Created by Tom Horn on 20 Jul 2010, Last Update on 20 Jul 2010

Operation Gomorrah - 24 Jul 1943

A series of day and night bombing raids by the US 8th Air Force and RAF bomber command. The concentrated bombing of the Hamburg town center created firestorms that resulted in the death of at least 50,000 people.

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Tags : Germany,Britain,United States,Aerial,Europe,Combat

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