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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 10, 1945

Page

7

Effects of Air Blitz of Reich Revealed by Wes Gallagher

Cologne and other Rhine cities show that Cologne was far more damaged than 60 to 80 percent, civilians resist morale decline, incendiaries worse than high explosives, railroad yards well repaired, roads ineffective, bridges productive only rarely, with 75 000 to 100 000 residents remaining in Cologne.

Wes Gallagher Cologne Rhine Krefeld Muenchen-Gladbach Neuss Duesseldorf Germany New Yorker Manhattan

Theyll Do It Every Time Island War Damage Estimate

The article compares the island to Cologne with Germans in the city noting raids killed or injured about 70 000 people including 30 000 last summer and fall. Most factories were hit once or twice and many out of commission since Sept 1. Fires caused the largest damage, with Krefeld especially 50 percent destroyed. Observers say Cologne damage exceeded Stalin grad.

Cologne Krefeld Stalingrad

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