Air battle over the Ore Mountains

When

11 Sep 1944

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

50.44° N, 13.06° E

Description

1944 battle between US and German air forces

War

World War II

1944 battle between US and German air forces

The Air battle over the Ore Mountains took place around midday on 11 September 1944 between German and American air forces over the crest of the Ore Mountains near the village of Oberwiesenthal, above the Bohemian market town of Schmiedeberg.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “An approaching formation of 36 US bombers is engaged by a German fighter squadron (Jagdgeschwader) in the Battle over the Ore Mountains”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Ein herannahender Pulk von 36 US-Bombern wird von einem deutschen Jagdgeschwader in die Luftschlacht über dem Erzgebirge verwickelt”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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