Bombing of Hanau in World War II

Hanau, Germany was bombed by British bombers on 19 March 1945 during World War II, a few days before it was taken by the US Army. 85% of the city was destroyed. Hanau lost its old monuments, and the medieval section of the city was levelled. The ancient castle, arsenal, city theater and the birthhouse of the Grimm brothers were destroyed. Only half of the Walloon church still stands today. Hanau became a major garrison town in the late 19th century and was an important junction on the German railway system.

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1372	Free City of Frankfurt		Wikidata
area	region	1806	Confederation of the Rhine		Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Air Raids on Aschaffenburg	aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Battle of Friedberg	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Bombing of Frankfurt am Main in World War II	aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Bombing of Hanau in World War II	aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1246	Battle of Frankfurt	battle, Kingdom of Germany	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1389	Kronberger feud	Rupert II, Elector Palatine, Ulrich V, Lord of Hanau, Frankfurt, Kronberg family, battle, feud	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1622	Battle of Höchst	Holy Roman Empire, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1743	Battle of Dettingen	battle, Kingdom of Great Britain	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1759	Battle of Bergen	Kingdom of Great Britain, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1762	Battle of Nauheim	Kingdom of Great Britain, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1795	Battle of Höchst	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1813	Battle of Hanau	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1830	Hanauer Krawalle	rebellion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1833	Frankfurter Wachensturm	rebellion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1866	Campaign of the Main	military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1866	Battle of Laufach	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1866	Battle of Aschaffenburg	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1866	Skirmish of Seligenstadt	skirmish, Husaren-Regiment „Kaiser Nikolaus II. von Russland“	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1873	Frankfurter Bierkrawall	rebellion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1941	Bombing of Dietzenbach	Royal Air Force, aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Battle of Aschaffenburg	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Battle of Frankfurt	Peru, battle	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bunker 102 Lützelhausen	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bunker 72 Hailer	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bunker 73 Meerholz	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bunker 74 Meerholz	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bunker 75 Meerholz	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bunker 77 Meerholz	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bunker 80 Meerholz	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bunker 81 Meerholz	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bunker 82 Meerholz	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bunker 83 Meerholz	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bunker 84 Meerholz	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bunker 88 Niedermittlau	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bunker 89 Niedermittlau	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bunker 90 Niedermittlau	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bunker 93 Niedermittlau	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bunker 94 Niedermittlau	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bunker 95 Niedermittlau	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bunker 96 Niedermittlau	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bunker Nähe NorDr.ng, Legesweg 13, Legesweg 15, Legesweg 17, Ostring 14, Legesweg 9 in Großostheim	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Hochbunker	hochbunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Hochbunker	hochbunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Hochbunker Hermann-Eggert-Straße	hochbunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Unterliederbach bunker	hochbunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 11 Büdingen	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 111 Bernbach	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 113 Bernbach	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 114 Bernbach	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 115 Bernbach	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 116 Bernbach	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 118 Bernbach	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 119	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 120	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 121 Bernbach	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 122 Bernbach	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 123 Bernbach	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 126 Altenmittlau	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 128 Altenmittlau	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 131 Altenmittlau	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 132 Horbach	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 133 Altenmittlau	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 134 Altenmittlau	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 135 Altenmittlau	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 136 Altenmittlau	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 137 Altenmittlau	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 138 Altenmittlau	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 139 Altenmittlau	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 142 Altenmittlau	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 162 Hörstein	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 163 Dettingen	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 164 Dettingen	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 166 Dettingen	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 167 Dettingen	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 170 Dettingen	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 171 Dettingen	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 179 Kleinostheim	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 188 Kleinostheim	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 189 Kleinostheim	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 190 Kleinostheim	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 191 Kleinostheim	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 192 Kleinostheim	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 200 Mainaschaff	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 206 Mainaschaff	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 207 Mainaschaff	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 211 Mainaschaff	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 212 Mainaschaff	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 213 Mainaschaff	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 216 Aschaffenburg	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 224 Aschaffenburg	architectural heritage monument, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 234 Aschaffenburg	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 235 Aschaffenburg	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 6 Büdingen	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 7 Büdingen	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 8 Büdingen	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1936	Bunker 9 Büdingen	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1937	Bunker 1 Büdingen	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1937	Bunker 13 Büdingen	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1937	Bunker 145 Michelbach	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1937	Bunker 146 Michelbach	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1937	Bunker 147 Michelbach	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1937	Bunker 148 Wasserlos	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1937	Bunker 149 Wasserlos	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1937	Bunker 150 Wasserlos	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1937	Bunker 151 Wasserlos	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1937	Bunker 154 Hörstein	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1937	Bunker 155 Hörstein	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1937	Bunker 156 Hörstein	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1937	Bunker 2 Büdingen	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1937	Bunker 210 Mainaschaff	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1937	Bunker 3 Büdingen	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1937	Bunker 4 Büdingen	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1937	Bunker 5 Büdingen	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1938	Bunker 214 Mainaschaff	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1942	high-rise bunker Schleifergasse	hochbunker	Wikidata
site	tower		Adolfsturm Friedberg	Bergfried	Wikidata
site	tower		Steinheimer Torturm	gate tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Ziegelturm (Gelnhausen)	gate tower	Wikidata