Operation Clarion
| Operation Clarion | |||||
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| Part of Combined Bomber Offensive | |||||
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 RAF Bomber Command US Army Air Forces
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 Luftwaffe
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| 20,000 bombers and escort fighters. | |||||
Operation Clarion was the extensive Allied campaign of Strategic bombing during World War II which attacked 200 German communication network targets to open Operation Veritable/Grenade.
3,500 bombers and nearly 5,000 fighters attacked targets across Germany in effort to destroy all means of transportation available. Targets included "rail stations, barges, docks, and bridges."
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