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Germany: Large WWII bomb detonated in Cologne
Cologne city authorities conducted a controlled detonation of a large World War II bomb ... for Nazi Germany during the war.
As American bombers soared over Europe, the stakes were higher than ever. This video takes a deep dive into the ugly truth behind the bombing raids that changed the course of history. Trump plans ...
By May of 1945, two million tons of bombs had fallen on Germany. Over half a million ... and proved this in the raids on the Ruhr dams. The American precision raids could inflict massive collateral ...
In World War II British and American Allied forces carried out a bombing campaign of unprecedented might over Germany's cities, claiming the lives of nearly half a million civilians.
Cologne was a crucial industrial focal point for Nazi Germany during World War II and it was also one of the more viable targets for bombing raids launched from the British mainland. Situated on ...
It began when Nazi Germany unleashed ferocious attacks across Europe - but it spread to the Soviet Union, China, Japan and the United States. Cities were destroyed by air raids, the atom bomb was ...
Of the 133 crew members who took part in the Dambusters raids, 53 were killed ... invented the bouncing bomb. Items related to Lancaster aircraft include a World War II flying cap, respirator ...
The bombing ... and blogger Richard Ashbee said the raid appears to have been based on some preliminary reconnaissance the previous week. "They (Germany) might have thought Shetland was going ...
in Cologne, Germany is preparing ... to safely remove the bomb Wednesday afternoon. The city of Cologne was a significant target during World War II, having been bombed over 200 times.
Polish military forces are unprepared for the ferocity of Germany's attack. When efforts to negotiate a withdrawal fail, Britain and France declare war on Germany. World War II begins. Germany ...