Night Offensive - Attack Of Mannheim (1944)

Item title reads - Night offensive - attack on Mannheim Ludwigshafen.
Germany.
L/S of four engined bombers standing in airfield. M/S R.A.F. (Royal Air Force) air crews leaving briefing room. Various shots of four engined bombers taking off at dusk. Maps of area show how the attack was planned. Various aerial night shots of target area, showing fires and explosions. The targets are pointed out on the film.
FILM ID:1352.06
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[@Sven-ql3ch]

My great grandfather and some of his sons were conscripted into Volkssturm and Hitlerjugend troops to defend Mannheim, once the attack begun everyone was deserting to save their lifes. My grandpa who was 6 at the time was talking about those bomber raids till the end of his life.

[@levitatingbeast9942]

my university was bomved down and they moved the university from downtown to lindenhof

[@Spalbeert]

No my poor Hometown!

[@Edward1312]

Strange on the map at the beginning the Czech Republic is described as Czecho never known it as that before.

[@rogerlecucq6095]

Very impressive shots of the bombing run, and vividly explained.

[@lizerazu]

Mannheim had a place for every citizen in a bunker.

[@glatzenhopper4655]

Waldhof !!!!!!!!

[@flintriem3905]

I know for certain that the fear of these Brits was running out their buds..therefore the flew only at Night...
They also knew this area was heavy guarded by Flak

[@truckerman9836]

Haunted ground

[@deram814]

And these same peple complain about is being done to Palestinians?

[@davidyildiz3678]

Was machen die Amerikaner immer in anderen Ländern? Stay home!

[@halberderdier8073]

Was hat das mit dem Weltkrieg zu tun? Deutschland hat angefangen.

[@gandorthemagnificent1476]

men of steel