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![]() An Avro Lancaster, silhouetted by the many incendiary fires below, flying due south over the Sudstadt district. The main thoroughfare, picked out by incendiaries, running from lower left to upper right is the northern end of Sallstraße. 3,932 buildings were totally destroyed and more than 30,000 damaged in varying degree, by the intense conflagration in the central and south central districts of the city resulting from this attack. Source: Imperial War Museum |
![]() After the raid on the night of 8/9 October 1943, showing the main railway station and surrounding buildings, gutted as a result of intense incendiary fires. Source: Imperial War Museum |
![]() Damaged Deurag-Nerag oil refinery at Misburg. Source: Imperial War Museum |
Formations of Hawker Tempest Mark Vs flying low over the ruins. Source: Imperial War Museum |
![]() Deurag-Nerag oil refinery at Misburg. |
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![]() Disarming German policemen shortly after the entry of British forces into Hannover Source: Imperial War Museum |
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