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The German city of Hildesheim, c. 30 kilometres south of Hanover, was the target of eight Allied air raids in 1944 and 1945 and suffered considerable bomb damage.
Early in World War II, Nazi roundups of the Jewish population began, and hundreds of Hildesheim's Jews were sent to concentration camps. Hildesheim was the location of a forced labour subcamp of the Nazi prison in Celle, and a subcamp of the Neuengamme concentration camp.
March 22, 1945 was a bright sunny mid-day when 280 Lancaster bombers destroyed over 1,000 years of history in 17 minutes. It is believed that the strike was called for by the U.S. who didn’t want any actual battles when they marched in to “capture” the corpse of a town 16 days later on April 8th.
May 4, 2018 · Before the Second World War, Hildesheim was one of Germany’s oldest and most beautifully preserved historic cities. Modestly sized, with a population of 60,000 inhabitants in the 1920s, it was a medieval architectural gem,…
On March 22, 1945, Hildesheim was the key target of the Allied Bomber Command. British and Canadian bomber aircraft were ordered "to destroy built up area with associated industries and railway facilities."
The German city of Hildesheim, c. 30 kilometres south of Hanover, was the target of eight Allied air raids in 1944 and 1945 and suffered considerable bomb damage.
Hildesheim, Germany, March 23rd 1945. I am woken up by my mother very early in the morning, it is still dark, and I am confused. Mother tells me that she has had a dream that there will be...
