What the records say
- When
- 14 Oct 1944 – 15 Oct 1944
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 52.26° N, 10.52° E
- Description
- conflict
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Operation Hurricane (1944)
Operation Hurricane was a 24-hour bombing operation to "demonstrate to the enemy in Germany generally the overwhelming superiority of the Allied Air Forces in this theatre" and "cause mass panic and disorginazation [sic] in the Ruhr, disrupt frontline communications and demonstrate the futility of resistance".
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