Operation Pointblank

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Operation Pointblank


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Remarks: The combined strategic bombing offensive conducted by US and British bombers against Germany in preparation for D-Day.

Operation Pointblank was the combined strategic bombing offensive launched by US and British bombers against German forces on the continent in preparation for the upcoming allied invasion.

[edit] Timeline

  • October 14, 1943 The US Eighth Air Force launches Mission No. 115, a raid on the German city of Schweinfurt consisting of 291 B-17 bombers. Eighty-two of the 291 bombers in the force--more than 28% of the total--were lost.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ↑ Reference:Operation Pointblank: Evolution of Allied Air Doctrine During WWII
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