Operation Carthage was a controversial British air raid on Copenhagen, Denmark, during World War II. The target of the raid was the Shellhus, Gestapo headquarters, in the city centre, a building that had been used for the storage of dossiers and the torture of Danish citizens. The raid was requested by members of the Danish resistance movement in the hope of freeing imprisoned members and destroying Gestapo records.

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  • 1945-03-21 (xsd:date)
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  • 6 aircraft destroyed
    9 crew members killed, 1 PoW
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  • Royal Air Force
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  • British Victory
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  • 20 bombers, 30 fighters
  • Various anti-aircraft defences
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  • 6 aircraft destroyed
    9 crew members killed, 1 PoW
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  • Operation Carthage was a controversial British air raid on Copenhagen, Denmark, during World War II. The target of the raid was the Shellhus, Gestapo headquarters, in the city centre, a building that had been used for the storage of dossiers and the torture of Danish citizens. The raid was requested by members of the Danish resistance movement in the hope of freeing imprisoned members and destroying Gestapo records. Britain initially turned down the request as too risky, due to the location in a crowded city core, but eventually approved it in early 1945 after repeated requests. The very low-level attack consisted of 20 Royal Air Force de Havilland Mosquito fast bombers in three waves, escorted by 30 RAF North American Mustang fighters. Unfortunately, a Mosquito in the first wave hit a lamp post and crashed into a school beside the Shellhus, and the third wave of bombers attacked the burning school thinking it was their target. 125 Danish civilians died in the school, including 86 schoolchildren. The raid succeeded in destroying Gestapo headquarters and severely disrupting Gestapo operations in Denmark, as well as allowing the escape of 18 Gestapo prisoners. 55 German soldiers, 47 of the Gestapo's Danish employees, and 8 prisoners died in the headquarters itself. Four Mosquito F.B. VI bombers and two Mustang F. III were lost, and nine crew members died on the British side.
  • カルタゴ作戦（Operation CARTHAGO）は、1945年3月21日に実施されたイギリス空軍の作戦である。 イギリス第140航空団のモスキートにより、コペンハーゲンのシェルハウスにあったゲシュタポ司令部を攻撃した。 攻撃目的は、レジスタンスがゲシュタポに射殺されるよりもイギリス空軍の爆弾によって殺されることを望んでいたためと言われている。
  • Bombingen av Shellhuset var et bombeangrep fra britiske Mosquito mot oljeselskapet Shells hovedkvarter i København i Danmark mot slutten av andre verdenskrig. Angrepet ble utført mot det som da var Gestapos hovedkvarter i København, og mot Gestapo sine arkiver over motstandsbevegelsen. Hensikten var å ødelegge arkivene. Bombeangrepet medførte store tap, både militære og sivile, blant dem 86 danske skolebarn.
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  • The air raid on the Shellhus
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  • 125 Danish civilians killed, including 86 school children 8 Danish Gestapo prisoners killed
  • 6 aircraft destroyed 9 crew members killed, 1 PoW
  • Gestapo's Danish headquarters destroyed 55 German soldiers and 47 of the Gestapo's Danish employees killed
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  • Operation Carthage
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  • 21 March 1945
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  • Copenhagen, Denmark
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  • British Victory
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  • 20 bombers, 30 fighters
  • Various anti-aircraft defences
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  • Operation Carthage was a controversial British air raid on Copenhagen, Denmark, during World War II. The target of the raid was the Shellhus, Gestapo headquarters, in the city centre, a building that had been used for the storage of dossiers and the torture of Danish citizens. The raid was requested by members of the Danish resistance movement in the hope of freeing imprisoned members and destroying Gestapo records.
  • カルタゴ作戦（Operation CARTHAGO）は、1945年3月21日に実施されたイギリス空軍の作戦である。 イギリス第140航空団のモスキートにより、コペンハーゲンのシェルハウスにあったゲシュタポ司令部を攻撃した。 攻撃目的は、レジスタンスがゲシュタポに射殺されるよりもイギリス空軍の爆弾によって殺されることを望んでいたためと言われている。
  • Bombingen av Shellhuset var et bombeangrep fra britiske Mosquito mot oljeselskapet Shells hovedkvarter i København i Danmark mot slutten av andre verdenskrig. Angrepet ble utført mot det som da var Gestapos hovedkvarter i København, og mot Gestapo sine arkiver over motstandsbevegelsen. Hensikten var å ødelegge arkivene. Bombeangrepet medførte store tap, både militære og sivile, blant dem 86 danske skolebarn.
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  • Operation Carthage
  • カルタゴ作戦
  • Bombingen av Shellhuset
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  • Operation Carthage
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