Military operation
Open on the mapBombing of Hildesheim in World War II
29 Jul 1944 – 22 Mar 1945 · 52.15° N, 9.95° E
What the records say
- When
- 29 Jul 1944 – 22 Mar 1945
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 52.15° N, 9.95° E
- Description
- air raids during World War II
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Bombing of Hildesheim in World War II
The German city of Hildesheim, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Hanover, was the target of eight Allied air raids in 1944 and 1945 and suffered considerable bomb damage.
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- Wikidata: military operations, raids and air strikesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Cathedral and the historic centre of Hildesheim in Germany are destroyed in a bombing of the city”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die historische Fachwerk-Altstadt in Hildesheim wird bei einem alliierten Bombenangriff fast vollständig zerstört”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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