Bombing of Warsaw in World War II
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The Bombing of Warsaw in World War II refers both to the terror bombing campaign of Warsaw by the Luftwaffe during the siege of Warsaw in the Invasion of Poland in 1939 and to the German bombing raids during the Warsaw Uprising in 1944. There is a popular play written about Warsaw in the war called The Silver Sword.
In the course of the war approximately 84% of the city was destroyed in part due to German mass bombings but heavy artillery fire and a planned demolition campaign were also responsible.
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During the September campaign the Luftwaffe used all available aircraft to drop bombs on Warsaw since the beginning of the war, including even obsolescent Junkers Ju-52/3m bombers.[1]
About 1,150 bombing sorties by German aircraft were flown against Warsaw on September 25, 1939, in an effort to terrorize the defenders into surrendering. 500 tons of high explosive bombs and 72 tons of incendiary bombs were dropped on the city.
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