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Schweinfurt is a city in the district of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany. It is the administrative centre of the surrounding district of Schweinfurt and a major industrial, cultural and educationa
Schweinfurt und der Main bei Nacht
KH Schweinfurt 2
Schweinfurt Konf.zentrum Treppe
Schweinfurt Museum Schäfer
The Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission was a strategic bombing mission during World War II carried out by Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers of the US Army Air Forces on August 17, 1943. The missio
Schweinfurt
…World War II to cripple tank and aircraft production. Schweinfurt was bombed 22 times during Operation Pointblank by a total of 2,285 aircraft. The Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission caused an immediate 34% loss of production and all plants but the largest were devastated by fire. Efforts to disperse the surviving machinery began…
1st Bomb Wing B-17s over Schweinfurt, Germany
The Messerschmitt factory at Regensburg obscured by smoke after it was bombed
B-17s of the Regensburg strike force flying south over the Alps on their way to North Africa
B-17s of the 379th Bomb Group, part of the Schweinfurt strike force