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Bombing of Osijek in ww2

Discussion in 'Eastern Europe' started by Rafael Boban, Oct 5, 2010.

  1. Rafael Boban

    Rafael Boban Member

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    So i have a big collection of photos of my city during ww2...
    So i will show few photos i have...In one and only bombing of my city during the ww2 more then 1000 people died...

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    More pics in next post :)
     
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    many thanks for sharing..appreciated..
     
  3. mcoffee

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    14 June 1944, 15th AF attack on Osijek Oil Refinery.
     

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  4. Rafael Boban

    Rafael Boban Member

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    day before bombing on main square,you can even see the synagogue, which was there..And it was destroyed in 1944 before the city fall..

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  5. Rafael Boban

    Rafael Boban Member

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    thank you for the pics :)
    Today we still have that factory...But its not Oil rafinery anymore,its sugar factory...Not far from that factory is my house so i might find the location of it on the pic :rolleyes:
     
  6. mcoffee

    mcoffee Son-of-a-Gun(ner)

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    You can get a higher resolution, larger format version here:
    Browse Original Documents at Footnote.com
    You can search within the WWII US AIR FORCE PHOTOS section for Osijek.

    There is a hugh collection of AAF photos from NARA on the site.
     
  7. Rafael Boban

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    That Oil rafinery from inside

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    Silo that was near my house (destroyed in 2000 and some year)

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  8. Rafael Boban

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    I used the photo that mcoffee posted and photo from GE...You can see that there is almost no change

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  9. Rafael Boban

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    This was on TV yesterday,bombing of my and other cities during the WW2..Its on Croatian but you can still watch it

    [video=youtube;hu8cqan65lI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hu8cqan65lI&feature=player_embedded[/video]
     
  10. Rafael Boban

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    More photos

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