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 | Photographs of Helgoland taken before and after the attack by Bomber Command on 18 April 1945.
Left - 16 April 1945
Right - 19 April 1945
18th April 1945
969 aircraft - 617 Lancasters, 332 Halifaxes, 20 Mosquitos - of all groups attacked the naval base at Heligoland, the airfield and the town on this small island. The bombing was accurate and the target areas... |  | 10/23/2008 | 983 | 
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 | The small village of Meedhuizen (Groningen, Holland) captured by an allied aerial photo april 1945. |  | 07/07/2007 | 684 | 



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 | All photographs were taken on 18 April 1945, one day after the last big raid on the city.
Dresden was both an important garrison as well as a centre of military industry during the Second World War. The bombing of Dresden by the Royal Air Force and by the United States Army Air Force between February 13 and February 15, 1945, remains one of the more controversial Allied actions o... |  | 06/25/2007 | 1,027 | 
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 | The Euromast is a Rotterdam tower and the highest building in that city. |  | 08/21/2005 | 264 | 



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 | The course of the Rotterdam Marathon of april the 9th 2006 |  | 01/22/2006 | 380 | 
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 | Along with the Erasmusbrug this is one of the two large bridges crossing the Niuwe Maas River in Rotterdam. |  | 08/21/2005 | 286 | 



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 | The Erasmus bridge in Rotterdam is a cable-stayed bridge standing astride the Maas River. It is named for the philosopher Erasmus of Rotterdam and is 139 meters high, spanning 280 meters. The total length of the bridge is 802 meters. |  | 08/21/2005 | 306 | 



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 | There were eleven Dachu sub-camps near Landsberg am Lech, all with the name Kaufering, numbered I through XI. Kaufering I and Kaufering IV had been designated as sick camps for prisoners who could no longer work. Kaufering IV was liberated by the 12th Armored Division on April 27, 1945 with help from soldiers in the 101st Airborne Division, who arrived on April 28, 1945.
After re... |  | 08/13/2007 | 751 | 



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 | Firefighter Tranining Center Rotterdam, NL |  | 08/14/2005 | 274 | 



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 | At the entrance of Rotterdam you can read the letters:
R O T T E R D A M |  | 09/22/2006 | 207 | 



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 | This picture was taken on 23 April 1945 and shows the moonscape like island. The large craters are from the 5 tons Tallboy bombs, which where dropped in the air raid.
Helgoland, April 18/19, 1945
969 aircraft - 617 Avro Lancasters, 332 Handley Page Halifaxes, 20 de Havilland Mosquitos of all groups - successfully used Tallboys to bomb the Naval base, airfield, and town int... |  | 10/23/2008 | 910 | 
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 | Course map of the Rotterdam Marathon 9.4.2006
Also the course of 2005 is shown. |  | 02/28/2006 | 430 | 



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