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During a period of of about nine months, night and day, seven days a week, some missile, V1 or V2, struck the taget area of Antwerp about every twenty minutes.
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As of November, the command was in hands of the experienced American general C.H. Armstrong. He led the ‘Anti-Flying Bomb Command Antwerp X’. The Passive Air Defence also organised itself. This Antwerp organisation leapt into action every time the city was bombed, with the help of the Allies.
On 27 November, a V2 bomb hit the busy intersection of De Keyserlei, Frankrijklei and Teniersplaats, killing 128 civilians and 29 soldiers. But the best-known example is the V bomb that hit the popular Cinema Rex in De Keyserlei on 16 December 1944. It killed 567 people, 296 soldiers and 271 civilians.
Jun 24, 2024 · Antwerp was liberated on 4 September 1944 but the war was far from over. Of all the Belgian cities, Antwerp was the hardest hit during the German bombardment with flying bombs and rockets. Historians estimate that some 3,000 civilians were killed in Greater-Antwerp during six months.
Apr 20, 2015 · The Germans were not only attacked on the ground, Bomber Command targeted them from the air – using their air superiority to bomb Walcheren and flood the island by destroying the dykes there. On October 3rd, 247 Lancaster bombers and Mosquitoes of Bomber Command attacked Walcheren.
Antwerp was particularly hard hit by the war. Nazi terror, persecution of Jews and military violence killed 25 000 people. Captivating personal stories make this important part of history tangible.
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Bombing raids and V-weapons on Antwerp. 2019 marks the 75th anniversary of Antwerp’s liberation. Find out here how the city keeps the memory of war and liberation alive, under the motto ‘Always free. Never taken for granted’.
