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Bombing of Kassel in World War II
1942–45 Allied strategic bombing of Kassel, Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Kassel World War II bombings were a set of Allied strategic bombing attacks which took place from February 1942 to March 1945. In a single deadliest raid on 22–23 October 1943, 150,000 inhabitants were bombed-out,[citation needed] at least 6,000 people died,[citation needed] the vast majority of the city center was destroyed, and the fire of the most severe air raid burned for seven days. The US First Army captured Kassel on 3 April 1945, where only 50,000 inhabitants remained, versus 236,000 in 1939.[citation needed]
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Part of Strategic bombing campaign in Europe | |||||
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Carl Spaatz (May 1942 – ) Arthur Harris (1941–) |
Gauleiters, Karl Weinrich, Karl Gerland |
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