Air bombing of Gelsenkirchen in World War II
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Gelsenkirchen, an industrial town in the Ruhr area of Germany was bombed many times in World War II.
[edit] 1943
On the night of June 25, 1943, 473 RAF bombers attacked the city.The next major attack came on the night of July 9, 1943 by 418 bombers.
[edit] Attack on the factories
On November 5, 1943, 374 USAAF bombers attacked the synthetic oil plant and marshalling yards. on the 19th another attack followed, by 160 USAAF bombers.
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