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RAF Bomber Command dropped 1,882 tons of bombs on the centre of Le Havre
On 5 September 1944, 335 aircraft from RAF Bomber Command dropped 1,882 tons of bombs on the centre of Le Havre, aiming at a ‘troop concentration’ that was not there. Routine reconnaissance photos recorded the raid. ‘TI’s’ are Target Indicators. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1944, Allied bombing, France, Le Havre
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RAF Reconnaissance
RAF Reconnaissance produced a series of Tactical targets files for each of 37 sectors in Belgium and Northern France. The level of detail is shown by the page for the centre and port area of Le Havre. © Crown Copyright. … Continue reading
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Tagged Belgium, France, Le Havre, RAF
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French families who had suffered through Allied bombing
In what might appear an uncharacteristic initiative, Harris, as Commander-in-Chief of Bomber Command, asked for contributions from bomber crews to help French families who had suffered through Allied bombing – either after helping RAF airmen or after being hit. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Marshal Harris, Allied bombing, France, French Families, Lancaster Bomber, RAF
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Four days before the Normandy landings
Four days before the Normandy landings, Eisenhower instructed the air chiefs to minimise civilian casualties. His note preceded the three most intensive months of Allied bombing over France. © Crown Copyright. Courtesy The National Archives, AIR37.1012.
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Tagged Allied bombing, Eisenhower, France, Normandy
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Trenchant critique of the policy of bombing the Biscay ports
On 30 March 1943, the Commander-in-Chief of Bomber Command, Air Marshal Harris, delivered a trenchant critique of the policy of bombing the Biscay ports, which he considered to have been forced upon him by the Admiralty. His arguments contributed to … Continue reading
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Tagged 1943, Air Marshal Harris, Allied bombing, Biscay, France
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The orders that sealed the fate of Lorient
The orders that sealed the fate of Lorient. The area bombing of the Biscay ports was ordered on 14 January 1943, with Lorient as the first target, even if the result was the ‘complete devastation of the inhabited areas of … Continue reading
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Tagged 1943, Allied bombing, France, Lorient
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Warning the French?
Warning the French? In this note to British Foreign Minister Anthony Eden, the Air Minister, Sir Archie Sinclair, shows his reluctance to issue any warnings that would give away the target. © Crown Copyright. Courtesy The National Archives, AIR19.217.
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Tagged Allied bombing, Anthony Eden, Document, France, Sir Archie Sinclair
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France under Allied Air Attack, 1940-1945
This web exhibition is devoted to the Allied bombing of France between 1940 and 1945. Although a number of French towns, such as Amiens and Abbeville, suffered badly at the hands of the Luftwaffe during the campaign of 1940, with … Continue reading
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Tagged 1940-1945, Allied bombing, France, Introduction, Prof. Andrew Knapp, University of Reading, Web Exhibition
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