US 450th Bomb Group bombing Romania in W...
The bombing of Romania in World War II comprised two series of events: until August 1944, Allied operations, and, following the overthrow of Ion Antonescu’s dictatorship, operations by Nazi Germany. The primary target of Allied operations was Ploiesti, the major site of Romania’s oil industry. The largest refinery there—Astra Româna—processed 2,000,000 short tons (1,800,000 t) of petroleum a year, providing much of the fuel for the German military. Other attacks were against Bucharest, the country’s capital. The below pictures were taken by US...
Bucharest in 1956
1956 Bucharest was not yet be modified by postwar reconstruction, so we see how the city looked after the war. They were two great events which decimated it: the earthquake in November 1940 and the bombing in WWII The photos were made by tourists from the country girlfriend German Democratic Republic in the summer of 1956, a good friend of socialist state – then – the young People’s Republic Romina Via:...
Bucharest bombed by German aviation
We continue to present the effects of the bombing of Bucharest in 1944. This time, the city was bombed by German air force after Romania switched sides, August 23, 1944 Can be seen emblematic city buildings were affected by the bombings Via: turistinbucurestiro.blogspot.ro (1) and...
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