Duisburg was a major logistical centre in the Ruhr Area and location of chemical, steel and iron industries, Duisburg was a primary target of Allied bombers. Not only the industrial areas but also residential areas were attacked by Allied bombs. As an entry to the Ruhr, the city received daily warnings of bombing raids in In the period to the Royal Air Force dropped a total of 30, tonnes 67 million pounds of bombs on Duisburg.
The same night a further aircraft destroyed Brunswick. During Operation Hurricane nearly 8, long tons 9, t of bombs fell on Duisburg in less than 24 hours, but the damage to Duisburg is difficult to assess because much of the documentation including the final report Endbericht , is not held by the Duisburg state archive Stadtarchiv.
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