Luftwaffe operations over Britain 1944-45
Luftwaffe operations over Britain 1944-45
I've recently read of the 'Mini-Blitz' of spring 1944 where smallish raids on London took place. What was the extent of Luftwaffe operations over Britain beteween mid-1944 and May 1945.
Also when and where for example did the very last raids take place ?
Also when and where for example did the very last raids take place ?
This is what I found my book "Air War" by Piekalkiewicz:
On 29-30 May 1944, German Luftwaffe bombers took off for their last raid on London.
This raid marked the end of the Germans' Operation Steinbock, which the British mockingly referred to as a "baby blitz." It had totalled 31 raids, 14 of which were against the British capital. The IX. The Fliegerkorps had lost 329 aircraft.
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With the almost untouchable Arado 234 jet bomber, which I believe flew its first missions (against Liege?) on christmas 1944, Luftwaffe should've had the ability to bomb London again, as it is alledged to have had an operational radius of over 700 km. But I've never heard of it, other than Goebbels mentioning it in his diary in February or March 45, hoping that the Londoners would be forced to turn out the lights at night with negative psychological effects. It might've been a plan which didn't materialized, or a propaganda lie, or maybe Goebbels was just misinformed.
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Care to read thisDid any raids take place on Allied bomber airfields in Britain which were the source of so much destruction to Germany ?.
http://pub157.ezboard.com/fluftwaffeexp ... =109.topic
Unternehmen Gisela on the night of March 3/4 1945 after the raid on Kamen Ju 88G's followed the RAF heavies back to their airfields and scared the heck out of the English populace and military personell. In fact anothr raid was completed with about 18 German night fighters at Marchs end and the last was by 3 a/c in April of 45
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