Operation Carthage

Operation Carthage, on 21 March 1945, was a British air raid on Copenhagen, Denmark during the Second World War which caused significant collateral damage. The target of the raid was the Shellhus, used as Gestapo headquarters in the city centre. It was used for the storage of dossiers and the torture of Danish citizens during interrogations. The Danish Resistance had long asked the British to conduct a raid against the site. The building was destroyed, 18 prisoners were freed and Nazi anti-resistance activities were disrupted. Part of the raid was mistakenly directed against a nearby school; the raid caused 123 civilian deaths. The incident was dramatised in the 2021 Danish film The Shadow in My Eye. A similar raid against the Gestapo headquarters in Aarhus, on 31 October 1944, had succeeded.

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airstrike, Denmark, 

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Royal Air Force- 2nd Tactical Air Force, 1943-1945. CL2669

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Squadron Leader Dunkley of 464 Squadron RAAF France Mar 1945 P00903.005

Shellhuset on fire 2

Shellhuset Mosquito 1945

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F. Aggersbo Dato 21. Marts 1945

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Commemorative plaque - Sønder Boulevard 106 - Operation Carthage

Jeanne d’Arc School on fire. Maglekildevej at Frederiksberg. 21st March 1945. (9440335769)

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area	region	1536	Denmark–Norway		Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Battle of Blidebro	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	999	Battle of Svolder	Norway, Denmark, Sweden, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1289	Siege of Copenhagen	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1342	Battle of Copenhagen	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1368	Siege of Copenhagen	Hanseatic League, siege, Kingdom of Denmark	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1428	Bombardment of Copenhagen	Holstein-Rendsburg, Hanseatic League, Kalmar Union, naval bombing of a city	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1523	Siege of Copenhague	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1535	Siege of Copenhague	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1565	Action of 4 June 1565	naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1658	Siege Of Copenhagen	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1658	Battle of the Sound	naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1659	Assault on Copenhagen	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1676	Siege of Landskrona	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1677	Battle of Køge Bay	Sweden, Denmark–Norway, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1677	Battle of Landskrona	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1710	Action of 4 October 1710	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1801	Battle of Copenhagen	Denmark–Norway, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1807	Battle of Copenhagen	Denmark–Norway, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1808	Battle of Saltholm	Denmark–Norway, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Operation Carthage	airstrike	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1986	Battle of Ryesgade	rebellion, eviction	Wikidata
event	war	1438	Dutch–Hanseatic War	Norway, Denmark, Principality of Lüneburg, Duchy of Pomerania, Hanseatic League, County of Holland, Burgundian State, County of Holstein, Duchy of Mecklenburg, Margraviate of Brandenburg, war	Wikidata
event	war	1438	Sont Wars	series of wars	Wikidata
event	war	1655	Second Northern War	Sweden, war, Denmark–Norway, Margraviate of Brandenburg, Habsburg monarchy, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Dutch Republic, Tsardom of Russia, Principality of Transylvania	Wikidata
event	war	1801	English Wars	series of wars	Wikidata
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object	watercraft		HSwMS U3	submarine, U1-class submarine	Wikidata
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site	bunker		Vedbæk Bunker	bunker	Wikidata
site	fort		Charlottenlund Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Flakfortet	sea fort, artificial island	Wikidata
site	fort		Kastrup Fortress	ancient monument, fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Middelgrundsfortet	sea fort, ancient monument, artificial island	Wikidata
site	fort		Prøvestenen	sea fort, destroyed building or structure, ancient monument	Wikidata
site	fort		Trekroner Fort	sea fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Tunestillingen	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort	1559	Landskrona Citadel	architectural ensemble, sconce, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort	1892	Garderhøj Fort	military museum, fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1893	Bagsværdfortet	ancient monument, fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1893	Fortunfortet	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1893	Gladsaxefortet	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1915	Dragør Fort	sea fort, artificial island	Wikidata
site	museum		HDMS Sehested	preserved watercraft, Royal Danish Navy, museum ship, torpedo boat	Wikidata
site	museum		Værløse Heritage Hangar	military museum, building	Wikidata
site	museum	1928	Danish War Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1957	Royal Danish Naval Museum	maritime museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1966	HDMS Peder Skram	Royal Danish Navy, preserved watercraft, museum ship, frigate, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	museum	1978	Livgardens Historiske Samling	military museum, collection	Wikidata
site	museum	1996	Artillerimagasinet	military museum	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		Dannebroge	shipwreck, ship of the line	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1787	HDMS Indfødsretten	shipwreck, ship of the line	Wikidata
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commons	image		Shellhuset12		Commons
commons	image		Squadron Leader Dunkley of 464 Squadron RAAF France Mar 1945 P00903.005		Commons
commons	image		Shellhuset on fire 2		Commons
commons	image		Shellhuset Mosquito 1945		Commons
commons	image		Shellhuset 210345		Commons
commons	image		F. Aggersbo Dato 21. Marts 1945		Commons
commons	image		Shell-Huset-mosquito		Commons
commons	image		Commemorative plaque - Sønder Boulevard 106 - Operation Carthage		Commons
commons	image		Jeanne d’Arc School on fire. Maglekildevej at Frederiksberg. 21st March 1945. (9440335769)		Commons