Bombing of Frankfurt am Main in World War II

Bombing of Frankfurt am Main by the Allies of World War II killed about 5,500 residents and destroyed the largest^[specify] medieval city centre in Germany (the Eighth Air Force dropped 12,197 tons of explosives on the city).

In the 1939-45 period the Royal Air Force (RAF) dropped 15,696 long tons of bombs on Frankfurt.^[1]

Post-war reconstruction generally used modern architecture, and a few landmark buildings were rebuilt in a simple historical style. The 1st building rebuilt was the 1789 Paulskirche (Template:Lang-en).

1944-03-28

Chronology
Date	Event
1942-12	Frankfurt was unsuccessfully bombed when bad weather prevented crews from hearing Sqn Ldr S. P. Daniels' on the standard-frequency radio equipment in the 1st Master Bomber mission (proposed by Air-Vice Marshal Don Bennett on 22 December 1942—preceding the Operation Chastise MB by 6 months.)^{[citation needed]}
1944-01-29	Mission 24 daylight bombing of Frankfurt^[2] killed Princess Marie Alexandra of Baden.
1944-02-04	The 303 BG bombed the Frankfurt city area using PFF.^[3]
1944-02-11	The 303 BG attacked Frankfurt [1]
1944-03-02	The 303 BG targeted Frankfurt's V.K.F. (Vereinigte Kugellagerfabriken) ball bearing plant, followed by the Berlin Erkner ball bearing works on 03-03 and 03-08.^[3]
1944-03-22	A night raid destroyed the old part of Frankfurt and killed over 1000 inhabitants, and the east port suffered major damage.
1944-12-22/23 1945-01-08/09	De Havilland Mosquitos raided Frankfurt during the Battle of Berlin (air).
^[when?]	The Municipal Library was hit during an air raid, destroying its Cairo Genizah document collection and lists of the collection.^[4]

References

^ http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1945/1945%20-%201571.html
^ Mission 24: Frankfurt, Germany, January 29, 1944, "Forts Blast Frankfurt; Kassel Hit" - retrieved 9-5-2008
^ ^a ^b Miller, Edgar "Ed" C. "...My Combat Missions..." Sirinet.net/~lgarris. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
^ Goitein, S.D. (2000). Economic Foundations. Vol. Vol. I of A Mediterranean Society: The Jewish Communities of the Arab World as Portrayed in the Documents of the Cairo Geniza. University of California Press. p. 5. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)

[1] ttp://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1945/1945%20-%201571.html

[2] Mission 24: Frankfurt, Germany, January 29, 1944, "Forts Blast Frankfurt; Kassel Hit" - retrieved 9-5-2008

[Miller-3] Miller, Edgar "Ed" C. "...My Combat Missions..." Sirinet.net/~lgarris. Retrieved 2011-07-27.

[4] Goitein, S.D. (2000). Economic Foundations. Vol. Vol. I of A Mediterranean Society: The Jewish Communities of the Arab World as Portrayed in the Documents of the Cairo Geniza. University of California Press. p. 5. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)

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