23 Feb 1945
Germany
Germany
- A raid of 379 British bombers attacked the German town of Pforzheim, killing 17,000 people and destroying 80% of the town's buildings. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | Pforzheim, Baden | CPC]
8 Apr 1945
Germany
Germany
- US Seventh Army captured Pforzheim in southwestern Germany. ww2dbase [Southern Germany Campaign | Pforzheim, Baden | TH]
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