1943Allied Bombing Destroys Berlin Opera House

Heavy damage from Allied bombing of Berlin. Notably, the Deu...
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✈️ RAF Raid on Berlin

Heavy British RAF raid on Berlin with few losses.
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🎭 Allied Bombing Destroys Berlin Opera House

Heavy damage from Allied bombing of Berlin. Notably, the Deutsche Opernhaus on Bismarckstraße in the Berlin district of Charlottenburg is destroyed.
Allied Bombing Destroys Berlin Opera House (1943)
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💣 RAF Begins Bombing of Berlin

The Royal Air Force begins a two-night bombing of Berlin.
RAF Begins Bombing of Berlin (1943)
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💣 RAF Bombing of Berlin, June 1943

440 Royal Air Force planes bomb Berlin causing only light damage and killing 131. The RAF lose nine aircraft and 53 aviators.
RAF Bombing of Berlin, June 1943 (1943)
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💥 Continued Allied Bombing of Berlin

Heavy bombing of Berlin continues.
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💣 RAF Bombing of Berlin

The Royal Air Force drops 2,300 tons of bombs on Berlin.
RAF Bombing of Berlin (1944)
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