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Rhine River. (Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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Rhine River. (Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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Rhine River. (Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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Rhine River. (Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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Rhine River. (Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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I. G. Farben plant. I.G. Farben was the largest Chemical
Manufacturing Company in Germany with several plants. (Photo
courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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Ludwigshafen, Germany, a key industrial center. (Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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Worms, Germany. (Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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Marshalling Yards at Worms, Germany. (Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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Marshalling Yards at Worms, Germany. (Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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Worms, Germany. (Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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Frankfurt, Germany. (Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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Frankfurt Marshalling Yards. (Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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Barnhoff Train Stations, Frankfurt, Germany. (Photo courtesy of
Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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Frankfurt on Main Rail Yard. (Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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Barnhoff Train Stations, Frankfurt, Germany. (Photo courtesy of
Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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Frankfurt Rain Yards with visible craters. (Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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Frankfurt Rail Yards and surrounding city. (Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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Frankfurt, Germany. (Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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Frankfurt. (Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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Close detail of Frankfurt. (Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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Frankfurt damage. (Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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Frankfurt, Germany. (Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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Frankfurt, Germany. (Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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Frankfurt, Germany. (Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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Frankfurt, Germany. (Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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The Frankfurt Cathedral. Constructed in the 13th and 14 Centuries,
on 22 Mar 44 the cathedral suffered major damage and the interior
burned completely. (Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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The Cologne Cathedral. The cathedral suffered seventy hits by aerial
bombs during World War II. It did not collapse, but stood tall in an
otherwise flattened city. The great twin spires are said to have
been used as an easily-recognizable navigational landmark by Allied
aircraft raiding deeper into Germany in the later years of the war,
which may be a reason that the cathedral was not destroyed.
(Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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Cologne Train Station. (Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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Cologne Damage with some still smoldering. During World War
II, Cologne was a Military Area Command Headquarters (Militärbereichshauptkommandoquartier)
for Military District (Wehrkreis) VI in Münster. Cologne was under
the command of Lieutenant-General Freiherr Roeder von Diersburg, who
was responsible for military operations at Bonn, Siegburg, Aachen,
Jülich, Düren, and Monschau. Cologne was the Home Station for the
211th Infantry Regiment and the 26th Artillery Regiment. (Photo
courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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Cologne Damage. (Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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Cologne Bridge. (Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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Cologne skyline with the distinctive spires of the Cathedral on one
side and the damaged bridge on the other. (Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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Close-up of Cologne Cathedral. (Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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Close-up of Cologne Cathedral. (Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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Coblenz, Germany, situated on the banks for Rhine River.
(Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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Coblenz, Germany. (Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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Coblenz, Germany. (Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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Coblenz Marshalling yards, which were a junction of the
Cologne-Mainz railway and the strategic Metz-Berlin line.
(Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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Coblenz Bridge view #1. (Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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Coblenz Bridge view #2. (Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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Coblenz Bridge view #3. (Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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Coblenz Bridges. (Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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Rhine Valley Autobahn. (Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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Rhine Valley craters. (Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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Rhine River Bend. (Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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The fertile Rhine River Valley. (Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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The fertile Rhine River Valley. (Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his
family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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Tour of Ruhr Valley.
The Ruhr Valley was nicknamed "Happy Valley" by USAAF and RAF flyers
because of its numerous anti-aircraft positions producing deadly
FLAK. (Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his family: Eileen
Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) |
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Pathfinder TERRIBLE TERMITE III A/C 297696 XR-W and MISS CON-DUCT 338525
LD-A on the 4 April 1945 Kiel mission. (Photo courtesy of Raymond
Kowalski family) |
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Mission Merseburg strike photo, 28 Sept 1944. (Photo courtesy of
Raymond Kowalski family) |
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Mission Bonn strike photo, 12 August 1943. (Photo courtesy of
Raymond Kowalski family) |
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Mission Bonn strike photo 2, 12 August 1943. (Photo courtesy of
Raymond Kowalski family) |
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Mission Bonn strike photo 3, 12 August 1943. (Photo courtesy of
Raymond Kowalski family) |
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Mission Friedburg strike photo, 4 Dec. 1944. (Photo courtesy of
Raymond Kowalski family) |
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Mission Hanau strike photo, 4 Oct 1943. (Photo courtesy of Raymond
Kowalski family) |
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Mission LaPallice strike photo, 4 July 1943. (Photo courtesy of
Raymond Kowalski) |
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Mission Osnabruk, 31 May 44. (Photo courtesy of Jeffrey Tong) |
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Mission Kiel, 25 JUL 43. (Photo courtesy of Jeffrey Tong) |
