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On Mon. 24 Jul 1944 The British bombing of Kiel, Germany that began on.....

1944-07-24

The story

The British bombing of Kiel, Germany that began on the previous date ended before dawn. The damage was extensive, causing the city to have no running water for 3 days, the trains and buses were out of commission for 8 days, and gas service was out for nearly 3 weeks.

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