Battle of the Ruhr
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The Battle of the Ruhr was a strategic bombing campaign against the Ruhr Area in Nazi Germany carried out by RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War. The Ruhr was the main centre of German heav
The Krupp factory at Essen, 1945
Vickers Wellington bomber, superseded in Bomber Command by newer four-engined heavy bombers during 1943
GEE airborne equipment, with the R1355 receiver on the left and the Indicator Unit Type 62A on the right
Diagram of the operation of the Oboe system
Ruhr
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The Ruhr area, also referred to as the Ruhr District, Ruhr Region, or Ruhr Valley, is a polycentric urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population density of 1,160/km2 and a populati
Battle of the Ruhr
…The Battle of the Ruhr (5 March – 31 July 1943) was a strategic bombing campaign against the Ruhr Area in Nazi Germany carried out by RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War. The Ruhr was the main centre of German heavy industry with coke plants…
Geographic center of the Ruhrgebiets (51°31′03″N 7°08′42″E / 51.51758°N 7.14507°E / 51.51758; 7.14507), in the Röhlinghausen neighborhood of Herne.
Old market square in Dortmund with St. Reinold's Church
Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001
Zeche Zollern in Dortmund