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During World War II, Leipzig was repeatedly attacked by British as well as American air raids. The most severe attack was launched by the Royal Air Force in the early hours of 4 December 1943 and claimed more than 1,800 lives. Large parts of the city center were destroyed, while factories experienced temporary shortfalls in production, had to move production facilities or even were decentralized. The aircraft factory that produced Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter planes at the three locations of , and were important for warfare.

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  • Die Luftangriffe auf Leipzig fügten der Stadt Leipzig während des Zweiten Weltkriegs schwere Schäden zu. Die Angriffe wurden von Einheiten der britischen Royal Air Force (RAF) und den United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) ausgeführt. Insgesamt wurden 11.427 Tonnen Bombenlast auf Leipzig geworfen, von der RAF 6206 Tonnen und von den USAAF 5221 Tonnen. Der schwerste Luftangriff wurde in den Morgenstunden des 4. Dezember 1943 von der RAF ausgeführt und forderte über 1800 Menschenleben. Das Stadtzentrum wurde zu großen Teilen zerstört, während die Industriebetriebe nur zeitweilige Produktionsausfälle zu verzeichnen hatten und später teilweise verlagert oder dezentralisiert wurden. Im Luftkrieg des Zweiten Weltkriegs sind in Leipzig etwa 6000 Menschen ums Leben gekommen. (de)
  • During World War II, Leipzig was repeatedly attacked by British as well as American air raids. The most severe attack was launched by the Royal Air Force in the early hours of 4 December 1943 and claimed more than 1,800 lives. Large parts of the city center were destroyed, while factories experienced temporary shortfalls in production, had to move production facilities or even were decentralized. At the outbreak of the war, Leipzig had more than 700,000 inhabitants and was therefore the sixth-largest city of the “Greater German Reich” (including Vienna). Leipzig additionally had significance by hosting the leading trade fair of the German Empire. The aircraft factory that produced Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter planes at the three locations of , and were important for warfare. Additionally, Leipzig was an important railroad intersection in Germany at that time. (en)
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  • Die Luftangriffe auf Leipzig fügten der Stadt Leipzig während des Zweiten Weltkriegs schwere Schäden zu. Die Angriffe wurden von Einheiten der britischen Royal Air Force (RAF) und den United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) ausgeführt. Insgesamt wurden 11.427 Tonnen Bombenlast auf Leipzig geworfen, von der RAF 6206 Tonnen und von den USAAF 5221 Tonnen. Im Luftkrieg des Zweiten Weltkriegs sind in Leipzig etwa 6000 Menschen ums Leben gekommen. (de)
  • During World War II, Leipzig was repeatedly attacked by British as well as American air raids. The most severe attack was launched by the Royal Air Force in the early hours of 4 December 1943 and claimed more than 1,800 lives. Large parts of the city center were destroyed, while factories experienced temporary shortfalls in production, had to move production facilities or even were decentralized. The aircraft factory that produced Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter planes at the three locations of , and were important for warfare. (en)
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  • Luftangriffe auf Leipzig (de)
  • Bombing of Leipzig in World War II (en)
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