24 Aug 1942
Germany
Germany
- 226 British bombers (104 Wellington, 61 Lancaster, 53 Stirling, and 8 Halifax) attacked Frankfurt, Germany; most bombs missed their targets and fell on the villages of Schwalbach and Eschborn; 16 bombers were lost on this mission. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | Frankfurt, Hessen-Nassau | CPC]
4 Oct 1943
Germany
Germany
- The USAAF 306th Bomb Group flying from RAF Thurleigh launched a bombing raid against Frankfurt, Germany. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | RAF Thurleigh | Frankfurt | DS]
4 Feb 1944
Germany
Germany
- The USAAF 306th Bomb Group flying from RAF Thurleigh launched a bombing raid against Frankfurt, Germany. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | RAF Thurleigh | Frankfurt | DS]
8 Feb 1944
Germany
Germany
- The USAAF 306th Bomb Group flying from RAF Thurleigh launched a bombing raid against Frankfurt, Germany. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | RAF Thurleigh | Frankfurt | DS]
2 Mar 1944
Germany
Germany
- The USAAF 306th Bomb Group flying from RAF Thurleigh launched a bombing raid against dock facilities at Frankfurt, Germany. ww2dbase [RAF Thurleigh | Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | Frankfurt | DS]
22 Mar 1944
Germany
Germany
- RAF bombers attacked Frankfurt, Germany, killing 948 and leaving 120,000 homeless. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | Frankfurt, Hessen-Nassau | CPC]
24 Mar 1944
Germany
Germany
- The USAAF 306th Bomb Group flying from RAF Thurleigh launched a bombing raid against Schweinfurt, Germany but divert due to weather and bombed secondary target of Frankfurt, Germany. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | RAF Thurleigh | Frankfurt | DS]
25 Sep 1944
Germany
Germany
- The USAAF 306th Bomb Group flying from RAF Thurleigh launched a bombing raid against Frankfurt, Germany. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | RAF Thurleigh | Frankfurt | DS]
5 Nov 1944
Germany
Germany
- The USAAF 306th Bomb Group flying from RAF Thurleigh launched a bombing raid against Frankfurt, Germany. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | RAF Thurleigh | Frankfurt | DS]
11 Dec 1944
Germany
Germany
- The USAAF 306th Bomb Group flying from RAF Thurleigh launched a bombing raid against Frankfurt, Germany. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | RAF Thurleigh | Frankfurt | DS]
26 Jul 1945
Photo(s) dated 26 Jul 1945
Photo(s) dated 26 Jul 1945
28 Sep 1945
Germany
Germany
- George Patton was summoned to Frankfurt, Germany by Dwight Eisenhower, who scolded him for repeatedly stirring up controversies and transferred him to the US 15th Army in the rear, which was tasked with compiling a history of the European War. ww2dbase [George Patton | Frankfurt, Hessen-Nassau | CPC]
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