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World War II
bombings were a set of Allied strategic bombing
attacks. The fire of the most severe air raid burned for seven days, at least
10,000 people died, 150,000 inhabitants were bombed-out, and the
city center was 95% destroyed. The US
First Army captured Kassel in March 1945, and only 50,000
people were in residence (versus 236,000 in 1939).| Date | Target/Topic | |
|---|---|---|
 10 Wellingtons and 3 Stirlings to
Emden, Hamburg, Kassel and Aachen. |
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| Henschel | 306 aircraft destroyed/seriously
damaged 144/317 buildings, particularly in the city southwest.
Three Henschel buildings were seriously damaged, and 43/251 were
killed/injured.May-June (Battle of France) July-December June-October (Battle of Britain) 1941: January-April May-August September- December 1942: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December 1943: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December 1944: January, February March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December 1945 January 1945, February 1945 March 1945, April 1945 |
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| 2/3 October 1943 | The Pathfinder Force was not able to find the
center of the city, and most bombs into Ihringshausen and Bettenhausen. In addition to considerable
damage, an ammunition store was hit. |
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| 3–4 October 1943 | 547 aircraft used H2S radar; the main weight of bombs fell on the
western suburbs and outlying towns and villages. |
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| 22/23 October 1943 | city square | 569 bombers dropped more than 1,800
tons of bombs (including 460,000 magnesium fire sticks) that
started fires which illuminated the entire town. For deception, the
attack used Operation Corona radio
spoofing and a Frankfurt diversionary raid. Damage to the main
telephone exchange and the city's water pipes hindered firefighting
efforts. |
| 18–19 March 1944 | 11 Mosquitos on a diversionary
raid. |
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| 30–31 March 1944 | 34 Mosquitos on diversionary raids to
Aachen, Cologne and Kassel. |
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| 27–28 September 1944 | 46 Mosquitos on a diversionary
raid. |
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| 1944-09-28 | Henschel motor transport plant |  Mission 652: 243 of 262 dispatched
B-24s bombed the Kassel/Henschel motor transport plant.January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December 1943: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December 1944: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December 1945: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September |
| 3–4 October 1944 | 43 Mosquitos. |
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| 15/16 October 1944 | 2 Mosquitos on a diversionary
raid. |
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| 9/10 November 1944 | 3 Mosquitos. |
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| 27/28 December 1944 | 7 Mosquitos on Oboe trials (some flew over Kassel). |
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| 6/7 January 1945 | 20 Mosquitos. |
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| 18/19 January 1945 | 12 Mosquitos. |
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| 21/22 January 1945 | 76 Mosquitos |
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| 2/3 March 1945 | 67 Mosquitos on a training raid. |
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| 8/9 March 1945 | 176 aircraft in the last heavy raid by
the RAF on Kassel. |
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| 18/19 March 1945 | 24 Mosquitos. |
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| 20/21 March 1945 | 16 Mosquitos on a diversionary
raid. |
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