Bombing of Braunschweig (15 October 1944)

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Bombing of Braunschweig on 15 October 1944
Part of the strategic bombing during World War II
Braunschweig on fire during the attack
Type	Carpet bombing
Location	Braunschweig, Germany 52°15′51″N 10°31′27″E / 52.2643°N 10.5242°E / 52.2643; 10.5242
Date	15 October 1944; 80 years ago (1944-10-15) 2:33 am – 3:10 am
Executed by	No. 5 Group RAF
Casualties	About 600 (officially) 1000s (unofficially)
Location of Braunschweig within Lower Saxony, a German state founded after World War II

In the early hours of 15 October 1944, No. 5 Group of the Royal Air Force (RAF) carried out the most destructive of 42 attacks on Braunschweig (Brunswick) during World War II. The attack was a part of Operation Hurricane, which was designed to demonstrate the capabilities of the Allied bombing campaign. It caused a massive conflagration that developed into a firestorm, and resulted in Braunschweig, the city of Henry the Lion, burning continuously for two and a half days from 15 to 17 October.^[1] More than 90 percent of the medieval city centre was destroyed.