March 16, 1945: British Bombers Destroy 90% of Würzburg in Only 20 Minutes!

On March 16, 1945, less than a month before Allied armies captured the city, British Lancaster bombers dropped 1207 tons of high explosive and incendiary bombs on the German city of Würzburg, killing 5000 people and destroying about 90% of the buildings, including many historic Medieval structures.

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