The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Hanau, Germany. C. 1945-04. This waste of rubble, with but a few gaunt walls left standing, was Hanau, a centre of precision industries and an important railway town. An attack by RAF Bomber Command on the night of 1945-03-18 effectively blocked road and rail communications for the German army.
Pforzheim, Germany. 1945-02. Scarcely a building remained intact in the built up area of Pforzheim after RAF Bomber Command attack on the night of 1945-02-23/24. The town is an important junction on t
Pforzheim, Germany. 1945-02. The centre of the industrial and communications town of Pforzheim before attack by RAF Bomber Command on the night of 1945-02-23/24.
Pforzheim, Germany. 1945-02-25. The centre of the industrial and communications town of Pforzheim, almost completely devastated, after the attack by RAF Bomber Command on the night of 1945-02-23/24.
Dulmen, Germany. C. 1945-04. The centre of Dulmen, another important industrial and communications town. This target was visited by RAF Bomber Command on 1945-03-22.
Stuttgart, Germany. C. 1944-10. Attacks by RAF Bomber Command caused extensive damage to Stuttgart, the most important industrial town in Southern Germany. Light and electrical engineering is carried
Darmstadt, Germany. C. 1944-09-17. Part of the devastated town, an important centre of the German chemical industry and a trunk railway junction, after RAF Bomber Command's attack on 1944-09-11/12.
