Bombing of the Bezuidenhout

Bombing of the Bezuidenhout
Part of World War II Operation Crossbow

Bezuidenhout burning, shortly after the bombing, photographed from the tower of the Church of James the Greater, at Parkstraat in The Hague
DateMarch 3, 1945
Location
The Hague, Netherlands
52°05′17″N 04°20′41″E / 52.08806°N 4.34472°E / 52.08806; 4.34472
Belligerents
 United Kingdom  Nazi Germany
Commanders and leaders
Air Marshal Sir Arthur Coningham[not verified in body]
Units involved

Second Tactical Air Force

902nd Artillery Regiment z.V. (Motorized)[1]
Strength
56 Boston & Mitchell bombers[2]
Casualties and losses

Bezuidenhout civilian casualties (collateral damage):

Bombing of the Bezuidenhout is located in South Holland
Bombing of the Bezuidenhout
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Location within South Holland
Motorized Nazi artillery launched 1,027 V-2 rockets at London from The Hague – 79 failed at launch, 600 reached London[6]
The desolate landscape of the Hague neighborhood of Bezuidenhout in 1946. At the front the Bezuidenhoutseweg road. Completely at the back, behind the railroad tracks, a part of the municipality of Voorburg.

The bombing of the Bezuidenhout (Dutch: bombardement op het Bezuidenhout) took place on March 3, 1945,[7] when the Royal Air Force mistakenly bombed the Bezuidenhout neighborhood in the Dutch city of The Hague, resulting in the death of 532 people.[8][9]

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  7. ^ "Bombardement Bezuidenhout | DenHaag.com". denhaag.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Bronnen over 'Bombardement op het Bezuidenhout'". www.oorlogsbronnen.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 May 2023.
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