The city of Cologne was bombed by the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 262 separate air raids during World War II, this in response to the bombing of London (September 1940 to May 1941).

Only 60 years after the completion of the cathedral, Cologne was pounded by the first of 262 Allied air raids with the May 17, 1940 RAF bombardment. Nearly a quarter of the city’s …

Oct 26, 2022 · The Cologne Cathedral suffered fourteen hits by aerial bombs during World War II. It did not collapse, but stood tall in an otherwise flattened city.

Extensive devastation in the Second World War was followed by decades of reconstruction, which only slowly restored Cologne to its emblematic urban panorama on the Rhine through the …

The German city of Cologne was bombed in 262 separate air raids [1] by the Allies during World War II, all by the Royal Air Force (RAF). A total of 34,711 long tons (35,268 t) of bombs were …

Jun 11, 2017 · The German city of Cologne was bombed in 262 separate air raids by the Allies during World War II, including 31 times by the Royal Air Force (RAF). Air raid alarms went off …

Apr 5, 2024 · In 1945, after the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany, Cologne's few surviving Jews initially congregated in the ruins on Roonstrasse, then in a prayer hall on …

Jan 20, 2024 · The devastation of World War II left a profound impact on the people of Cologne, reshaping the city and its community in ways that would be felt for generations. As one of the …

Jul 30, 2020 · In March 1945, tanks and infantry under the command of the 3rd Armored Division took the largest German city captured by the U.S. during WWII: Cologne.

Oct 15, 2015 · In Cologne, after the war, Konrad Adenauer (later the chancellor of the Federal Republic) wanted to broaden the streets around the Cathedral but most of the residents said …