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May 15/16, 1940. Oil and other installations in Ruhr. In response to the bombing of Rotterdam, Western Air Plan 5 [4]: 4 was activated. This was the first large-scale strategic bombing during World War II [5]: 53 and the first attack on the German interior - it inflicted little damage. [6]: 9, 171 Just 24 of 96 bombers dispatched to Ruhr Area ...
The Allied oil campaign of World War II[4]: 11 was an aerial bombing campaign conducted by the RAF and the USAAF against facilities supplying Nazi Germany with petroleum, oil, and lubrication (POL) products. It formed part of the immense Allied strategic bombing effort during the war.
- 15 May 1940-26 April 1945
- Allied victory
- European theatre of World War II
The Mogoșoaia Oil Storage facility, the Prahova Oil Refinery, and the Titan Oil Refinery were attacked by B-24s. Bombs missed the Titan refinery and hit a nearby brick factory. Thirteen bombers of the 461st BG turned back and bombed the Iron Gate Rail Embankment at Turnu Severin instead. USAAF losses: two B-24s (451st and 461st BG). 1944-07-27/28
- April 4 to August 26, 1944
- Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
Tidal Wave was conceived by Colonel Jacob Smart, considered one of the best planners in the Army Air Forces. He was well aware of Ploesti’s importance to Hitler’s conquest of Europe and the Soviet Union. Germany had gained control of Romania through diplomatic intimidation and political deception in 1941.
Jun 24, 2024 · The Ukrainian military has stepped up attacks on Russian oil infrastructure this year, seeking to disrupt oil supplies to the Russian army and curb Moscow's revenues to finance its war against ...
Jun 25, 2024 · The bulk of the current analysis of the attacks on refineries is celebratory, with a strong element of confirmation bias—and that is a classical folly that prevents learning. Russia’s refining sector, unlike its Black Sea Fleet, has proven to be resilient to the recent type of attacks, rather than the Achilles’ heel of the Russian economy that many were hoping it would be.
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Apr 15, 2024 · Instead of acquiescing to the U.S. requests, however, Ukraine doubled down on the strategy, striking a range of Russian facilities, including an April 2 attack on Russia’s third-largest refinery ...
