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Alfred Gerstenberg
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Alfred Gerstenberg was a German Luftwaffe general. During World War II, he served as commanding general of the Luftwaffe mission to Romania and organized a very effective defensive perimeter around oil fields in Ploiești.
Alfred Gerstenberg in Bucharest, May 1943
Alfred Gerstenberg in Bucharest, May 1943
Operation Tidal Wave
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Operation Tidal Wave was an air attack by bombers of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) based in Libya on nine oil refineries around Ploiești, Romania on 1 August 1943, during World War II. It was a strategic bombing mission and part of the "oil campaign" to deny petroleum-based fuel to the Axis powers. The mission resulted in "no curtailment of overall product output".
A B-24 Liberator called Sandman during a bomb run over the Ploiești Astra Română refinery during Operation Tidal Wave
A B-24 Liberator called Sandman during a bomb run over the Ploiești Astra Română refinery during Operation Tidal Wave
Approximate route of flight to Ploiești on August 1, 1943
Approximate route of flight to Ploiești on August 1, 1943
The attack on the Astra Română refinery
The attack on the Astra Română refinery
Flames from the distillation plant of Steaua Română after the raid
Flames from the distillation plant of Steaua Română after the raid