384th Bombardment Group (Heavy) in World War II

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POL Target in Harburg (Hamburg area), Germany, 20 June 1944

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The attack point is oil storage and handling facilities in the Harburg area (just south of Hamburg) on the Süderelbe branch of the Elbe River. This area continues in use today as an oil storage point. North is towards the upper left of photo.

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Webmaster @ 148.104.5.33 (Mon Jun 13 06:30:34 2005)
Is this Hamburg? Merseburg?

From: Kevin Pearson @ 65.65.91.137 (Mon Jun 13 06:57:15 2005)
Looks more like munitions, not oil. Why would the Krauts leave oil out in the open like that? Secondary explosions (on right) look more like munitions to me.

From: Carsten Petersen @ 80.167.151.191 (Sun Apr 9 13:05:21 2006)
Hamburg sunmmer 1944 - biggest oil fire in Europe

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