The successful aerial attacks contributed vitally to the defeat of Germany in World War II, since they deprived the country and its troops of essential commodities. On 4 April 1945, production in Leuna stopped entirely.

On May 12, 1945, less than a week after the unconditional surrender of Germany, the devastation wrought upon the Leuna Synthetic Oil Works at Merseburg by Allied bombers is readily apparent. “Why So Much Essing?”

World War II [] The IG Farben Leuna works was headed by Heinrich Bütefisch [5] and was Nazi Germany's second largest synthetic oil plant and second biggest chemical operation. Leuna was the first plant to test the Bergius process that synthesized …

Operation – Leuna - 6/7 December 1944. Synthetic Oil Plant. The huge synthetic oil plant at Leuna/ Merseberg produced fuel and chemicals for the German Reich and was a high priority and heavily defended target. RAF Bomber Command detailed 475 Lancasters and 12 Mosquitoes for this attack from 1, 3 and 8 Groups

2007年4月1日 · In all, American airmen flew 20 missions to the place they called “Flak Hell Leuna.” Crews that flew to Leuna were part of a deadly duel over Germany’s synthetic fuel production, and their success—or lack of it—was watched anxiously by both sides. There was no question that oil was a strategic weakness for Germany.

Commencing on 12 May 1944 the USAAF, and later the RAF, undertook a sustained bombing campaign against Leuna and the other synthetic fuel plants. However, due to the critical importance of Leuna to the war effort, the German state devoted significant resources to the defence of the plant, and to its repair and the maintenance of production.

MERSEBURG and its Leuna synthetic oil plant - was one of the most feared targets in Germany. The USAAF's 8th Air Force began an 18 mission campaign against the Nazis most important oil production site in May 1944 as part of the wider Oil Plan.

After being polymerized, lactam was used in the manufacture of parachute fabrics during World War II. 3. After-World War II, the general management of the Leuna works was taken over by Dr. Eckhard (fnu), who was formerly production manager.

Leuna in 1927. From 1933 the Nazi government began to prepare for war and heavily expanded the Leuna complex to ensure that Germany had sufficient resources of fuel, nitrogen and rubber to support short campaigns. The synthetic fuel production technology developed in Leuna was also

At briefing, the primary target for the day was divulged as the Leuna synthetic oil plant in Merseburg. The production of synthetic oil was critical to keeping the German war machine going and the Leuna plant, a previous target on twelve other …