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Bombing of Timișoara in World War II

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Center for the Protection of Children and the State Hospital for Children, the Chinezul Sports Clubs, Banat and CAM, the "Salvarea" voluntary association, Bancile Bănățene Unite, the headquarters of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, a children's kindergarten at 12 Geml str., as well as various local businesses. According to eyewitnesses, the Prohaska Mill was partially destroyed, following the fall of 14 explosive bombs and more than 100 incendiary bombs, four deaths and three injuries being recorded in this place.
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Riding Club, the "Parc" Sanatorium, the General Credit Bank, the Romanian Nautical Club, the Notre Dame Institute, the Prohaska Mill, the Orthodox Church on Radu Rosetti street, School on Războieni street no. 2, C.F.R. Workshops, "Domnița Elena" Railway station, the Match Factory, the Spirit Factory, I.E.T., T.B.C. Dispensary, Metropol and Doje hotels, Lyra cinema, Romanian Credit Bank, "Globus Transport S.A." Society, Knitting Factory and numerous homes.
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continued in July and August 1944, including more leaflet drops during July 22, July 30/31, August 4/5 and August 13. Due to the large number of deaths and destruction, military censorship prohibited the publication of articles about the bombing, in the press of the time only communiques of the Army
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over the region. At Lipova, the aircraft was attacked by anti-aircraft artillery, which damaged one of the engines, and two crew members, pilot lieutenant Gedeon Jakobson and second lieutenant radio operator Iosif Kahane, parachuted and were captured by local authorities. They had on them large sums
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dropped 227.75 tons of bombs, in 94 sorties, leading to 90 deaths, 162 seriously injured and severe damage across the city. The bombings, which also targeted the city's classification yards, caused extensive casualties and damage to industrial and local infrastructure and residential buildings too.
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Among the victims of this attack were: Gheorghe Dumitru (67 years), Ioan (Johann) Kersch (65 years), Emilia Rusu, Andrei Bedo, Grigore Gavrilă, Demeter Gelga (67 years), Maria Mioc (57 years), Josef Glancz (63 years), Iuliana Ciuciu (57 years), Iulia Fekete (60 years), Mariana Ilca (76 years), and
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missions. An exception occurred on April 3, 1944, when Allied aircraft dropped bombs over Periam, Becicherecu Mic, Sânandrei, Variaș, Pesac, and Saravale, but these raids caused no significant damage. On 16 June 1944, when 44, or according to other sources, 41, or 39 a joint force of RAF and USAAF
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King Michael I's Proclamation to the Nation was published in Banat newspapers only on August 26, 1944. Initially, orders stipulated that German troops should be allowed to withdraw from Romanian territory as quickly as possible. However, the German attack on Bucharest on August 24 swiftly changed
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Among the major targets hit in Timișoara were "Domnița Elena" Railway station, where 5 deaths were recorded, the "Metropol" and "Doje" hotels, the Terminus Palace, the State Obstetric Institute, the "Parc" Sanatorium, the Center for the Protection of Children, the State Hospital for Children, the
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bombs, totaling approximately 100 tons of bombs. As a result of this bombing, there were initially 12 dead, 56 injured, 56 houses destroyed and 126 homes seriously damaged. The low number of victims was due, according to the media of the time, to the discipline shown by the population, which took
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By Order no. 15003 of August 25, Colonel Alexandru Galgoți was appointed commander of the internal order in Timiș-Torontal county. In this capacity, Galgoti coordinated disarmament operations, which culminated on August 26 with the surrender of the German Command in Timișoara. Approximately 500
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After the bombing, in accordance with the instructions of the Civil Defense Command, a special photojournalist was sent to Timișoara to document the damage caused. He photographed 410 objects affected by the air attack, including the Chain Factory, the Great Mill, the Tobacco Factory, the Horse
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Between October 31 and November 1, 1944, the German-Hungarian air force bombed Timișoara in three successive waves, occurring at 6:30 PM, 10:00 PM, and 1:30 AM. As a result of these bombings, 188 private buildings were destroyed, and 10 people were killed. Among the affected buildings were the
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Thousands of explosive and incendiary bombs were launched during the attack, causing significant destruction and a large number of casualties. Officially, 90 dead and 162 seriously injured were recorded. Numerous local buildings and infrastructure were destroyed or severely damaged, as well as
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and Hungarian Air Force bombing raids on Timișoara intensified, primarily involving terror tactics such as intentionally targeting local civilians, which resulted in dozens of deaths. Such Axis raids also included leaflet drops, reconnaissance flights, and attacks on Allied supply lines and
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agricultural land, with fires reported in grain fields. The total damage was estimated at 1,339,486,000 lei. According to a statement from the Army Chief Command, Allied aircraft machine-gunned civilians on the outskirts of cities and in fields as people tried to flee the attacks.
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German and Hungarian troops launched offensives north of the Mureș River and in the south of the Banat on September 5, with German aviation conducting reconnaissance flights over the Banat between September 7 and 9. During the Battle of Timișoara, on September 12, the day the
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An aerial photograph taken by the Luftwaffe on October 26, 1944, shows the city of Timișoara (referred to as "Temeschburg" in German) and its railway infrastructure. The map highlights strategic targets, such as the train station, fuel depots, and various
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On August 30, 1944, at 7:00 PM, a German plane strafed the population of Timișoara but was driven away by anti-aircraft artillery. A similar incident occurred on September 7, with no casualties, as the German plane was shot down over the Timișoara camp.
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Chief's Command were published. After the bombings, the Timiș-Torontal Passive Defense took care of locating and extinguishing the fires, removing the rubble, salvaging property, locating the victims, providing medical aid and defusing unexploded bombs.
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and encourage Romania's exit from the war. Also, some of the raids had the role of reconnaissance and overflight action, with the allied military taking photos of the most important objectives, as well as the approach trajectories to these objectives.
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carried out low-altitude attacks on the railway infrastructure and Romanian supply lines around Timișoara. These attacks caused significant damage to the Lugoj railway station and the Lugoj - Timișoara rail line.
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Photo of B-24 Gol'Walloper taken on July 3, 1944, by T/Sgt Tom White, a radio operator and waist gunner with the 485th Bomb Group (829th Squadron), during a mission targeting a marshalling yard in Timișoara,
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The bombings were repeated in the following days, with incendiary and explosive bombs being dropped that caused material and human losses. On June 20, 24 buildings were destroyed, on June 23–37, and on June
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Communiqué of the General Staff of the Army, published in number 2685 of the newspaper Timpul of November 3, 1944, regarding the war operations on November 1, 1944, and the enemy bombings of Timisoara and
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and Deta, issued Ordinance No. 9, signed by Major General Carol Schmidt, ordering the disarmament of German soldiers. In Banat, the disarmament of German units primarily took place on August 25 and 26.
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On August 28, during the day, the German air force conducted an intimidation bombing, strafing the population in Lahovary Square (now Bălcescu Square) in Timișoara. On August 29, at 1:30 PM, the
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The communiqué of the Army Chief's Command regarding the operations of the Romanian Army and the bombings on Timișoara on July 2/3, 1944, published in the Curentul newspaper on July 5, 1944
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airfield was strafed, and Lieutenant Petre Negrescu, the commander of the intervention company, was seriously wounded and died a few hours later at the Military Hospital in Timisoara.
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Originally, 66 aircraft were assigned to this mission, but due to a last-minute order, some squadrons of the Royal Air Force's 205th Bombardment Group were assigned to
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The first bombing of Timisoara took place on the night of June 16/17, 1944. It took place from 00:08 to 03:20 and was carried out by allied aviation, including the
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reported a machine-gun attack by a German plane on a train traveling from Lipova to Timișoara on October 25, 1944. The incident resulted in several injuries.
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aircraft flew over the city and dropped approximately 100 tons of bombs which caused substantial damage to Timișoara, with significant impacts on the city's
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Communiqué of the Army Command regarding the bombing of Timișoara on June 16/17, 1944, published in issue 5869 of the Curentul newspaper on June 19, 1944
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Notre-Dame Sisters Complex and the Metropolitan Cathedral. Six bombs were dropped on the cathedral, but only one exploded, causing minimal damage.
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to sway local sentiments sentiment against the Axis. Subsequent Allied aerial raids until 16 June 1944 primarily consisted of leaflet drops and
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over Banat, attempting to rally the local population to their cause. On the same day, four German planes bombed and strafed the village of
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Allied planes flew over the northwest of the Timișoara region on April 3, 1944, and dropped bombs near several localities, such as
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Communiqué from the High Command of the Army regarding the Allied bombing of the northwestern region of Timișoara on April 3, 1944
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continued in July and August 1944 with more leaflet drops. After Romania switched sides to the Allies on August 23, 1944,
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Gomboș, Constantin C. (2006). "Raidurile aviației anglo-americane asupra județului Timiș-Torontal din anii 1943-1944".
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The first Allied bombing raid against Timișoara occurred on 30 September 1943, when they conducted leaflet drops over
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among the wounded: Ana Ronta, Pop Iuliana, Șișcovici Iosif, Obrejan Ileana, Machedon Ioan and Iașinschi Ludovic.
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At the time of the attack, a RAF and USAAF force consisting of 44 aircraft which had taken off from Italy near
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over Banat took place on the night of September 30/October 1, 1943, following a route that included
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and Romania's switch to the Allies' side, several German air raids were recorded on Timișoara.
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Several such raids took place between 1 October 1943 and 19 August 1944, when as part of their
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Corduneanu, Vali (2007-08-25). "Implicațiile actului de la 23 august 1944 asupra Banatului".
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German soldiers were captured and taken prisoner by August 30, and they were interned in the
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The bombing took place on 3 July 1944 between 10:52 and 13:45 and was carried out by the
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On August 24, 1944, the VII Army Corps, operating along a 285 km front between
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at 12:30, killing 8 people and wounding several more. Around the same period,
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A particularly devastating attack took place on July 3, 1944, where 110 USAAF
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this directive, leading to orders for the disarmament of the German troops.
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and dropped a total of 60 tons of bombs, mainly very heavy explosive bombs.
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Examples of leaflets dropped by Allied aircraft over Timiș-Torontal county
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Domnița Elena railway station in 1944, after Allied bombing raids
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entered Timișoara, the German air force machine-gunned the
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Military Intelligence Division, War Department (1945).
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Military Intelligence Division, War Department (1945).
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Index

Bombing of Timisoara in WW2
Strategic bombing during World War II

Timișoara
World War II
Romanian
Timișoara
aerial bombing raids
Allied
Axis
Royal Air Force
United States Army Air Forces
leaflet drops
strategic bombing raids
1944 Romanian coup d'état
Luftwaffe
Hungarian Air Force
Romanian Banat
reconnaissance
classification yards
B-24 Liberators
Timiș-Torontal County
classification yards

airstrike
Orșova
Buziaș
Lipova
Recaș
Timișoara

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