Bombing of Warsaw 25th Sept 1939
..on 25 September, Luftwaffe bombers under the command of Major General Wolfram von Richthofen conducted the first major city attack of World War II, dropping 500 tons of high explosive bombs and 72 tons of incendiary bombs, in coordination with heavy artillery shelling by Army units. The center of Warsaw was badly damaged. Approximately 1,150 sorties were flown by a wide variety of aircraft, including even obsolescent Junkers Ju-52/3m bombers, which dropped 13 percent of the incendiary bombs dropped on the day.
The firebombing article is particularly interesting. That is a lesser known fact for sure. It is really amazing that it seems from that article that much of that complex still remains. I guess they built it one time too many.
The firebombing article is particularly interesting. That is a lesser known fact for sure. It is really amazing that it seems from that article that much of that complex still remains. I guess they built it one time too many.