Bombing of Pforzheim in World War II

Wann

23. Feb. 1945

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Militäroperation

Koordinaten

48.89° N, 8.70° E

Description

1945 aerial bombing

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During the latter stages of World War II, Pforzheim, a town in southwestern Germany, was bombed several times. The largest raid, one of the most devastating area bombardments of the war, was carried out by the Royal Air Force (RAF) on the evening of February 23, 1945. Some 17,600 people, or 31.4% of the town's population, were killed.

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