Operation Clarion

Operation Clarion
Operation Clarion
vs

Defense of the Reich

Part of Combined Bomber Offensive
Date February 22, 1945
Location
Belligerents
RAF roundel.svgRAF Bomber Command

Us army air corps shield.svg US Army Air Forces

Flag of the NSDAP (1920–1945).svgLuftwaffe
Strength
20,000 bombers and escort fighters.[1]

Operation Clarion was an Allied campaign of Strategic bombing during World War II which attacked 200 Nazi Germany communication network targets to open Operation Veritable/Grenade.[1]

Notes and references

  1. ^ a b Bauer, Eddy (original text) (1966) [1972]. Illustrated World War II Encyclopedia. H. S. Stuttman Inc.. pp. p2059,2068 (Vol 15). ISBN 0-87475-520-4. 


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Operation Clarion — Die Operation Clarion war der Codename der größten und weiträumigsten anglo amerikanischen Luftangriffskampagne im Zweiten Weltkrieg.[1] Das Ziel war die Zerstörung zahlreicher Verkehrsanlagen innerhalb von 48 Stunden im Deutschen Reich.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Clarion — Der Begriff Clarion steht für Clarion (Programmiersprache), eine Programmiersprache Clarion (Unternehmen), ein Hersteller von Car Audio Systemen Clarion University, Universitätsstadt im US amerikanischen Bundesstaat Pennsylvania eine europäische… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Operation Rescue/Operation Save America — is a Christian pro life organization, founded in the United States by Randall Terry in 1986 as Operation Rescue . The group, based in Concord, North Carolina, promotes an anti abortion agenda by conducting mass protests at abortion clinics. It… …   Wikipedia

  • Operation Sinaloa — Part of Mexican Drug War …   Wikipedia

  • Operation Save America — See also: History of Operation Rescue and Operation Rescue (Kansas) Operation Save America members protest in front of an abortion clinic in Jackson, Mississippi, during their 2006 National Event in that city. Operation Save America… …   Wikipedia

  • Operation Gladio — Gladio (ital. vom lateinischen gladius für Schwert) oder auch Stay Behind Organisation war der Name einer paramilitärischen Geheimorganisation von NATO, CIA und des britischen MI6 während des Kalten Krieges. Die Gladio Mitglieder sollten nach… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Lake Erie, Franklin and Clarion Railroad — The Lake Erie, Franklin, Clarion Railroad (reporting marks: LEF) was a fifteen mile long short line that ran from a Conrail connection at Summerville, Pennsylvania, to Clarion, Pennsylvania, the county seat of Clarion County, and included a short …   Wikipedia

  • Modulo operation — Quotient (red) and remainder (green) functions using different algorithms. In computing, the modulo operation finds the remainder of division of one number by another. Given two positive numbers, a (the dividend) and n (the divisor), a modulo n… …   Wikipedia

  • Militärische Operationen im Zweiten Weltkrieg — Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Kriegsschauplatz Europa (inkl. Afrika) 1.1 Landkrieg 1.1.1 1939 1.1.1.1 Osteuropa 1.1.2 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Oil Campaign chronology of World War II — Main articles: Oil Campaign of World War II and Oil Campaign targets of World War II The Oil Campaign chronology of World War II lists bombing missions and related events regarding the petroleum/oil/lubrication (POL) facilities that supplied Nazi …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”