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The Schweinfurt task forces followed the same route as the Regensburg force. Because of the delayed start of the mission, eight squadrons of RAF Spitfire fighters (96 aircraft) from 11 Group and 83 Group had been added to escort the Schweinfurt force as far as Antwerp , where P-47s would take over and escort it to Eupen.
Rupert I (Ruprecht) of Regensburg (c. 975/980 – 1035/1036), 1002 Count and Burgrave of Regensburg ⚭ Liutana of Schweinfurt († 1070), possibly a daughter of Henry of Schweinfurt (c. 970 – 1017), Markgrave in the Nordgau, and Gerberga of Gleiberg (c. 970 – aft. 1036) Otto, 1036 Count in the Donaugau, 1040 Count in the Kelsgau
From the 12th century until 1802 Schweinfurt was a Free imperial city within the Holy Roman Empire, around 1700 a humanistic centre and in 1770 began the 250-year industrial history. During World War II , the Americans suffered their biggest air defeat over Schweinfurt in the Second Raid on Schweinfurt (Black Thursday) .
This was the second attack on the factories at Schweinfurt. American wartime intelligence claimed the first Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission in August had reduced bearing production by 34 percent but had cost many bombers. A planned follow-up raid had to be postponed to rebuild American forces.
Munich Nuremberg Augsburg Regensburg Ingolstadt Würzburg Fürth Erlangen Bamberg Schweinfurt. The following table lists the 75 cities and municipalities in Bavaria with a population of at least 20,000 on May 15, 2022, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany. [2] A city is displayed in bold if it is a state or federal capital.
Schweinfurt is a Landkreis (district) in the northwestern part of Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Bad Kissingen, Rhön-Grabfeld, Haßberge, Bamberg, Kitzingen, Würzburg and Main-Spessart. The district-free city Schweinfurt is surrounded by the district.
17 August: The double-strike USAAF Schweinfurt-Regensburg mission was the third shuttle bombing. British aircraft operate diversionary attacks. 17/18 August: The Operation Hydra bombing of V-2 facilities at Peenemünde began Operation Crossbow.
Elder Babenberg, Houses of Schweinfurt, Scheyern, Wittelsbach, Younger Babenberg, Henneberg, ... Babo I of Regensburg died 1001/1002 ⚭ 1. Ida of Swabia ⚭ 3.