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 | 1945-03-21 | Operation Carthage | During an attack on Gestapo headquarters in Copenhagen, a Mosquito bomber accidentally crashes into a school. Following bombers then attack the school believing it to be the original target. 125 civilians are killed. | Read about 'Operation Carthage' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Operation Carthage' | |
| 1945-03-14 | Grand Slam Bomb Dropped | The RAF drop the 22,000 lb Grand Slam bomb for the first time. An Avro Lancaster of Squadron Leader CC Calder dropped the bomb from 11,965 ft (3,647 m) on the Bielefeld viaduct. | Read about 'Grand Slam Bomb Dropped' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Grand Slam Bomb Dropped' | |
| 1945-03-11 | Operation Tan No. 2 | Of 24 "Frances" twin-engine bombers, which were sent on a long-range Kamikaze mission directed at the main Allied naval fleet anchorage at Ulithi atol, only two arrived to damage the USS Randolph. | Read about 'Operation Tan No. 2 ' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Operation Tan No. 2 ' | |
| 1945-03-10 | Tokyo Firebombing | Over 100,000 people are killed when the 334 B-29s of the United States Army Air Forces drop incendiary bombs on Tokyo. Approximately 267,000 buildings are destroyed. | Read about 'Tokyo Firebombing' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Tokyo Firebombing' | |
| 1945-03-04 | Dinah Might Lands | The first of thousands of B-29s to follow, the 'Dinah Might', low on fuel and damaged, makes an emergency landing on airstrip number 1 on Iwo Jima, 21 days before the island is entirely in allied hands. | Read about 'Dinah Might Lands' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Dinah Might Lands' | |
| 1945-02-23 | Pforzheim destoryed | Pforzheim is completely destroyed by a raid of 379 British bombers. | Read about 'Pforzheim destoryed' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Pforzheim destoryed' | |
| 1945-02-23 | Verona Bombed | The Verona Philharmonic Theatre is bombed by Allied forces. | Read about 'Verona Bombed' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Verona Bombed' | |
| 1945-02-21 | Bismark Sea Sunk | Two Japanese kamikazes hit the Bismarck Sea, first on the starboard side under the first 40 mm gun (aft) and then the aft elevator shaft. The sea water distribution system was destroyed along with any hope of damage control. The crew abandoned ship. | Read about 'Bismark Sea Sunk' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Bismark Sea Sunk' | |
| 1945-02-14 | Prague Bombed | About sixty B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 8th US Air Force dropped about 152 tons of bombs on many populated areas of Prague. The attacks was a result of a navigation error, the intended target was Dresden, 100km to the north. | Read about 'Prague Bombed' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Prague Bombed' | |
| 1945-02-13 | 1945-02-15 | Bombing of Dresden | Between 24,000 and 40,000 people are killed when Allied bombers drop more than 3,900 tons of high explosive and incendiary bombs on Dresden, the Baroque capital of Saxony, Germany. | Read about 'Bombing of Dresden' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Bombing of Dresden' |
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