page_title: Bombing of Braunschweig (October 1944)
section_title: Bunkers in Braunschweig
hierarchical_section_title: Bombing of Braunschweig (October 1944) / October 1944 raid / Casualties / Bunkers in Braunschweig
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Braunschweig: Überbauter Bunker, Okerstraße (Januar 2006). English: Brunswick, Germany: World War II Bunker Okerstrasse turned into an apartment building (picture taken in January 2006).
context_page_description: During World War II, Braunschweig was attacked by Allied aircraft in 42 bombing raids. On the night of 14/15 October 1944, the attack by No. 5 Group Royal Air Force marked the high point of the destruction of Henry the Lion's city during the war. The air raid was part of Operation Hurricane, which was designed to demonstrate the capabilities of the Allied bombing campaign. The attack caused a massive conflagration, that might have developed into a firestorm, and resulted in Braunschweig burning continuously for two and a half days from 15 to 17 October. More than 90 percent of the medieval city centre was destroyed, changing the city's appearance to the present day.
context_section_description: Braunschweig Armour
  Braunschweig had, compared to other German cities, a great number of the most modern air raid bunkers, some of which were Hochbunkers (high-rise bunkers), which nevertheless suffered from regular overcrowding as the war wore on. As modern and robust as they were, the fact is that the so-called Braunschweig Armour was developed at the Institute for Building Materials, Massive Construction and Fire Protection of the Technical University of Braunschweig. It became a kind of safety standard for building air raid bunkers throughout the Reich.
caption: Built-over bunker, Okerstraße (2006)
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