What the records say
- When
- 5 Mar 1943 – 31 Jul 1943
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 51.50° N, 7.50° E
- Description
- British strategic bombing campaign during World War II
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of the Ruhr
British bombing campaign during World War II
The Battle of the Ruhr was a strategic bombing campaign against the Ruhr Area in Nazi Germany carried out by RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War. The Ruhr was the main centre of German heavy industry with coke plants, steelworks, armaments factories and ten synthetic oil plants. The British attacked 26 targets identified in the Combined Bomber Offensive.
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