Bombing of Braunschweig in World War II | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-05-15

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00:00:53 1 Raids
00:02:31 2 Braunschweig in 1944
00:03:33 3 Preparation for the 15 October 1944 air raid
00:03:46 3.1 Raid's purpose
00:07:08 4 October 1944 raid
00:09:11 4.1 Target marking
00:10:36 4.2 RAF filming
00:11:47 4.3 The firestorm
00:14:35 4.4 Rescue of 23,000 trapped people
00:17:04 4.5 Effects
00:18:49 4.6 Casualties
00:20:34 4.6.1 Bunkers in Braunschweig
00:21:18 4.7 Fire brigades from Braunschweig and other cities deployed against the firestorm
00:22:13 5 Aftermath
00:22:22 5.1 The bombing in the Nazi press
00:24:13 6 Statistics of destruction
00:24:23 6.1 Population
00:25:19 6.2 Destruction of housing and infrastructure
00:26:52 6.3 Overall destruction rate and amount of rubble
00:27:33 7 After the war
00:27:43 7.1 Reconstruction
00:29:47 7.2 Memorials
00:29:56 7.2.1 Meaning and necessity of the destruction
00:31:01 7.2.2 15 October as a fixed point in the city's history



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During World War II, Braunschweig (known as Brunswick in English) was attacked by Allied aircraft in 42 bombing raids.
The attack on the night of 14/15 October 1944 by No. 5 Group Royal Air Force (RAF) marked the high point of the destruction of Henry the Lion's city in the Second World War (WWII). The air raid, part of Operation Hurricane to demonstrate the Allied bombing campaign's capabilities, caused a large fire or conflagration, that may have developed into a firestorm, which resulted in Braunschweig burning continuously for two and a half days from 15 October to the 17th. Moreover, the attack destroyed Braunschweig's mediaeval city centre (more than 90% of it), thereby changing the city's appearance right down to the present day.