The bombing of Augsburg in World War II included two British RAF and one USAAF bombing raids against the German city of Augsburg on 17 April 1942 and 25/26 February 1944.
Interior of Augsburg Town Hall after the 25–26 February 1944 bombing
Bomb shelter in Wittelsbacherpark
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The Augsburg Raid, also referred to as Operation Margin, was an attack by the Royal Air Force on the Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg U-boat engine plant in Augsburg during the daylight hours of 17 A
Bombing of Augsburg in World War II
…of Augsburg on 17 April 1942 and 25/26 February 1944. In April 1942 RAF Bomber Command targeted the MAN U-boat diesel engine factory at Augsburg in Operation Margin. They hoped to take advantage of the capabilities of the new Avro Lancaster. The target was a long distance inside Germany, and a night-time attack…
Nettleton over England on his final practice run for the Augsburg raid
A Lancaster over Waddington airfield at the end of a practice mission
97 Squadron Lancasters over the English countryside on their way to a mock target in Scotland
Nettleton and crew sit for a portrait after surviving the Augsburg raid. Nettleton is seated, second from left.