Bombing of Braunschweig (15 October 1944)
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In the early hours of 15 October 1944, No. 5 Group of the Royal Air Force (RAF) carried out the most destructive of 42 attacks on Braunschweig (Brunswick) during World War II. The attack was a part of Operation Hurricane, which was designed to demonstrate the capabilities of the Allied bombing campaign. It caused a massive conflagration that developed into a firestorm, and resulted in Braunschweig, the city of Henry the Lion, burning continuously for two and a half days from 15 to 17 October. More than 90 percent of the medieval city centre was destroyed.
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Burgplatz, Brunswick Mitte
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Domkirche St. Blasii
Burgplatz 7
38100 Brunswick, Mitte
Lower Saxony, Germany
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