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The Bombardment of Curaçao refers to a 1942 German naval bombardment of a Bullen Baai Company petroleum storage facility on the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao during World War II. The raids purpose was to ignite and destroy the petroleum held on Curaçao.
The bodies in the foreground are waiting to be thrown into the fire. Another picture shows one of the places in the forest where people undress before 'showering'—as they were told—and then go to the gas-chambers. Send film roll as fast as you can. Send the enclosed photos to Tell—we think enlargements of the photos can be sent further. [26]
The bombing of WieluĊ, one of the first military acts of World War II and the first major act of bombing, was carried out on a town that had little to no military value. [76] Similarly, the bombing of Frampol has been described as an experiment to test the German tactics and weapons effectiveness.
A WWII area bombing range near Myrtle Beach, SC is still being cleared of ordnance over 70 years later in one of the areas fastest growing communities. ... cylindrical shaped objects shown in the ...
Bombing of Romania in World War II, by Richard R. Ganczak (restored by Buidhe) Belgian version of the Yellow Badge at The Holocaust in Belgium , by DRG-fan Short film about the Women Airforce Service Pilots , by the United States Army
The Curaçao Volunteer Corps (VKC) was founded on 23 June 1929 as response to the attack led by Rafael Simón Urbina on Curaçao on 8 June 1929. [4] [5] On this date Rafael and his partner Gustavo Machado Morales led a group of 45 armed Venezuelan workers and managed to take over the garrison that was stationed at Waterfort and wreak havoc in the streets of Curaçao. [6]
This was the greatest loss of life in a single warship in World War II. 2,498 Navy 1944 Japan: Yoshino Maru – The Japanese troopship, sailing to Borneo in Convoy MI-11, was torpedoed and sunk 280 nautical miles (520 km) north-north west of Cape Mayraira, Luzon by USS Parche: 2,495 Military 1944 Japan
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