Bombing of Duisburg in World War II
Chronology

Bombing of Duisburg in World War II

Section Title: Chronology
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Date	Air Force	Notes

12/13 June 1941	RAF Bomber Command RAF roundel	445 tonnes of bombs dropped.

5/6 April 1942	RAF Bomber Command RAF roundel	263 aircraft.

26/27 March 1943	RAF Bomber Command RAF roundel	a "widely scattered raid" by 455 aircraft during the Battle of the Ruhr due to cloud cover and lack of Oboe marking

12/13 May 1943	RAF Bomber Command RAF roundel	With good marking and the Main Force delivering concentrated bombing, 577 bombers destroy the old city with 1,599 tonnes of bombs: 96,000 people are made homeless.

23 November 1944	U.S. Eighth Air Force	Over 140 B-17s escorted by 2 fighter groups bombed the benzol manufacturing plant near Gelsenkirchen and Marshalling Yards at Duisburg.

14/15 October 1944	RAF Bomber Command RAF roundel	During the morning, 957 Operation Hurricane bombers dropped 3,574 tonnes of high explosive and 820 tonnes of incendiaries. In the subsequent night raid, 1,005 bombers in 2 waves about 2 hours apart, dropped a further 4,040 tonnes of high explosive and 500 tonnes of incendiaries.

5 March 1945	U.S. Ninth Air Force	Among other missions over German the Ninth flew armed reconnaissance sorties over the Hamm-Duisburg area.

12 April 1945	U.S. Ninth Air Force	Fighters of the Ninth the supported the XVI Corps as it continued fighting in the Duisburg and Dortmund areas during the destruction of the German armies of Army Group B surrounded and contained in the Ruhr pocket

Sentence(s)

In 1943, 577 British bombers destroyed the old city on 12/13 May, with 1,599 tonnes of bombs are 96,000 people were displaced from their homes.

final_sentence: In 1943, 577 British bombers destroyed the old city on 12/13 May, with 1,599 tonnes of bombs are 96,000 people were displaced from their homes.