Английская Википедия:Bombing of Ludwigshafen and Oppau in World War II

Материал из Онлайн справочника
Перейти к навигацииПерейти к поиску

Шаблон:Infobox military conflict

The bombing of Ludwigshafen and Oppau in World War II attacked several strategic targets in the area, including targets of the Oil Campaign of World War II. Ludwigshafen oil plants were managed by Dr. Wurster of the Ludwigshafen Military Government, and their chief function was to improve "gasoline quality by dehydrogenation" using the DHD process. Ludwigshafen also refined "30-50 tons/day of crude oil...brought in from Brücksel, near Karlsruhe...to products including lube oils." About 2.5 miles away from Ludwigshafen, an Oppau plant produced fertilizer and up to "800 T/day nitrogen as ammonia and a considerable part of this was exported as liquid ammonia to Hochst, Wolfen and Bittefeld." A separate Oppau plant produced up to 60 T/day of urea. Dr. Gogel was head of the "high pressure department" at Oppau. After visiting the Ludwigshafen and Oppau factories from March 25–31 and 27–30 May, in August 1946, a post-war team published the Report On Investigations by Fuels and Lubricants Teams At The I.G. Farbenindustrie, A. G., Works, Ludwigshafen and Oppau.[1]

Ludwigshafen and Oppau World War II bombings[2]
Date Result
Шаблон:Sort The 447th BG bombed the Ludwigshafen "chemical plant".[3]
Шаблон:Sort The 445th BG, flying B-24's, sent 28 aircraft to bomb the chemical works.[4]
The 447th BG bombed the Ludwigshafen "oil refinery".[3] Of 1,700 bombs dropped, only 127 hit the Farben plant.Шаблон:Citation needed
Шаблон:Sort The 447th BG bombed Ludwigshafen.[3]
Шаблон:Sort Файл:Eighth Air Force - Emblem.png Mission 576: 41 B-24s bomb the Ludwigshafen "chemical works".
Шаблон:Sort Файл:Eighth Air Force - Emblem.png Mission 601: 325 of 345 B-17s bombed the "Ludwigshafen/Opau" synthetic oil plant.
Шаблон:Sort Файл:Eighth Air Force - Emblem.png Mission 605: 277 of 303 B-17s hit a Ludwigshafen "synthetic oil plant".
Шаблон:Sort Файл:Eighth Air Force - Emblem.png Mission 611: 348 of 384 B-17s attacked the "Ludwigshafen/Opau oil refinery."
Шаблон:Sort Файл:Eighth Air Force - Emblem.png Mission 628: 74 B-17s bombed the "oil refinery" at Ludwigshafen
Шаблон:Sort Файл:Eighth Air Force - Emblem.png Mission 644: 147 of 154 dispatched B-17s bombed the "synthetic oil plant at Ludwigshafen/Opau". The Bergius plant at Ludwigshafen was much smaller than the other Bergius process plants.[5]Шаблон:Rp
Шаблон:Sort Файл:Eighth Air Force - Emblem.png Mission 647: B-17s, including those of the 447th BG, bombed the Ludwigshafen/Opau "synthetic oil plant"[3] and the "marshalling yard" at Ludwigshafen.
Шаблон:Sort Файл:Eighth Air Force - Emblem.png Mission 650: 214 B-17s bombed the "Ludwigshafen/Opau oil refinery".
Шаблон:Sort Файл:Eighth Air Force - Emblem.png Mission 662: 13 of 87 B-17s dispatched to hit the oil refinery at Wesseling bombed a Ludwigshafen target of opportunity.
Шаблон:Sort The 447th BG bombed the Ludwigshafen "oil refinery".[3]
Шаблон:SortШаблон:Specify 1,000 high explosive bombs and 10,000 incendiaries fell within the factory fences, starting 10 large, 30 medium and 200 small fires. Bombs that missed the factory that day ruined 354 residences and dehoused 1,800 people.Шаблон:Citation needed

References

Шаблон:Reflist

Шаблон:WWII city bombing