What happened in your town/city during WWII?

Gizzmoe · 10-11-06, 10:36 AM

Düsseldorf, in the Rhineland area with a population of 535000 in 1939, was an important target with major steel, arms and chemical industry. The city was bombed 243 times (9 major attacks) from May 1942 to 1945 by a total of 5641 aircraft, 18000 tons of bombs were dropped. It also was under artillery attack for seven weeks.

By the end of the war more than 90% of all buildings and industry were either damaged or destroyed. 5858 people were killed during the attacks, the population at the end of the war was 185000.

10-11-06, 10:36 AM	#7
Gizzmoe Silent Hunter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 3,668 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Düsseldorf, in the Rhineland area with a population of 535000 in 1939, was an important target with major steel, arms and chemical industry. The city was bombed 243 times (9 major attacks) from May 1942 to 1945 by a total of 5641 aircraft, 18000 tons of bombs were dropped. It also was under artillery attack for seven weeks. By the end of the war more than 90% of all buildings and industry were either damaged or destroyed. 5858 people were killed during the attacks, the population at the end of the war was 185000. Last edited by Gizzmoe; 10-11-06 at 10:44 AM.