Operation Gomorrah (aka the Battle of Hamburg or Hamburg Air Offensive) was a sustained area bombing campaign of the German port of Hamburg in four night attacks by the Royal Air Force and two daytime attacks by the United States Air Force in July and August 1943. Over 3,000 bombers created a firestorm, which resulted in 46,000 civilian deaths, one of the worst civilian disasters of the Second World War (1939-45).
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Jul 1943 - Aug 1943The combined RAF and USAAF bombing of Hamburg (Operation Gomorrah) resulting in 46,000 deaths.
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24 Jul 1943First RAF bombing wave of Operation Gomorrah against Hamburg.
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25 Jul 1943First USAAF bombing wave of Operation Gomorrah against Hamburg.
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26 Jul 1943Second USAAF bombing wave of Operation Gomorrah agaisnt Hamburg.
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27 Jul 1943Second RAF bombing wave of Operation Gomorrah against Hamburg.
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29 Jul 1943Third RAF bombing wave of Operation Gomorrah against Hamburg.
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2 Aug 1943Fourth RAF bombing wave of Operation Gomorrah against Hamburg.