Bombing of Hamburg in World War II

The Allied bombing of Hamburg during World War II included numerous attacks on civilians and civic infrastructure. As a large city and industrial centre, Hamburg's shipyards, U-boat pens, and the Hamburg-Harburg area oil refineries were attacked throughout the war.

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1943  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Operation Gomorrah
aerial bombing of a city, United Kingdom, United States, 

Aid, B-515, Rickmer Rickmers, SM U-4, 

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1943-08-03T00:00:00Z

1943 Bombing of Hamburg in World War II

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1686-09-10T00:00:00Z

1686 Siege of Hamburg

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1814-05-01T00:00:00Z

1813 — 1814 Siege of Hamburg

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1919 Unknown

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1923-10-25T00:00:00Z

1923 Hamburg Uprising

1945-04-18T00:00:00Z

1945-05-03T00:00:00Z

1945 Battle of Hamburg

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Bundesarchiv Bild 183-2005-0706-506, Hamburg, Wasserspürer im Einsatz

Trümmergelände Hammerbrook DE-2089720-1 344-31 00741 Bild 1 mod

Trümmergelände Hammerbrook DE-2089720-1 344-31 00742 Bild 2 mod

U-boat Warfare 1939-1945 CL2741

Trümmergelände Hammerbrook DE-2089720-1 344-31 00742 Bild 2

Destroyed buildings after the Allied bombing of Hamburg during World War II.

The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 BU5290

Bundesarchiv Bild 183-V00294-3, Hamburg, Ruinen zerstörter Gebäude

Destroyed buildings after the Allied bombing of Hamburg during World War II.

Trümmergelände Hammerbrook DE-2089720-1 344-31 00741 Bild 1

• The end - 1948 essay by Hans Erich Nossack, German

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1189	Free imperial city of Hamburg		Wikidata
class	class		U-2537	abandoned entity, U-boat, Type XXI submarine	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1686	Siege of Hamburg	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1813	Siege of Hamburg	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1919	Unknown	rebellion, food scandal	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1923	Hamburg Uprising	rebellion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1943	Bombing of Hamburg in World War II	United States, United Kingdom, aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Battle of Hamburg	United Kingdom, battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Batavia	event venue, showboat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-1131	Type VIIC submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-1167	Type VII C/41 submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-2501	U-boat, Type XXI submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-2504	U-boat, Type XXI submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-2505	U-boat, Type XXI submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-2509	U-boat, Type XXI submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-2514	U-boat, Type XXI submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-2515	U-boat, Type XXI submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-2523	U-boat, Type XXI submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-2530	U-boat, Type XXI submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-2532	U-boat, Type XXI submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-348	U-boat, Type VIIC submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-350	U-boat, Type VIIC submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-3506	U-boat, Type XXI submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-682	Type VIIC submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-982	U-boat, Type VIIC submarine	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry		Walther-Werke	factory, arms industry	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1923	Deutsche Kap-Asbest-Werke	arms industry, business, other mining and quarrying, manufacture of fibre cement	Wikidata
organisation	factory		Schiffswerft Ernst Menzer	shipyard	Wikidata
organisation	factory		Schlosswerft	shipyard	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1706	Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik	shipbuilding, shipyard, building of ships and floating structures, machinery industry and plant construction, vehicle construction	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1877	Blohm + Voss	shipyard, shipbuilding, business, manufacture of machinery and equipment, building of pleasure and sporting boats, manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery, vehicle construction	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1905	Vulkanwerft	shipyard	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1906	Norderwerft Hamburg	business, shipyard, shipbuilding	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1918	Deutsche Werft	shipyard, shipbuilding, building of pleasure and sporting boats, business, vehicle construction	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1939	Howaldtswerke Hamburg	shipbuilding, shipyard, business, building of ships and floating structures, vehicle construction	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1952	Schlieker-Werft	shipyard, shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1846	H. C. Stülcken Sohn	shipbuilding, business, building of ships and floating structures, vehicle construction	Wikidata
site	bunker		Elbe II	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Flakturm IV	flak tower	Wikidata
site	bunker		Hochbunker Allende-Platz	hochbunker, air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker		Hochbunker August-Lütgens-Park	hochbunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Hochbunker Humboldtstraße	hochbunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Hochbunker Rethedamm	truppenmannschaftsbunker, air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker		Rothenbaumchaussee bunker	Zombeck tower	Wikidata
site	bunker		Rundbunker Bornheide	air-raid shelter, building	Wikidata
site	bunker		Rundbunker Schwarzenbergstraße	air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker		Steintorwall bunker	deep bunker, air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker		Tiefbunker Berlinertordamm	air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker		Tiefbunker Dag-Hammarskjöld-Platz	deep bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Tiefbunker Hammer Landstraße / Sievekingdamm	deep bunker, fallout shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker		Tiefbunker Kennedybrücke	deep bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		U-Boot-Bunker Finkenwerder	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1942	Hochbunker Behringstraße	hochbunker, air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker	1942	Hochbunker im Florapark	hochbunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1942	Hochbunker Kuhnsweg	hochbunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1942	Hochbunker Von-Hein-Straße	hochbunker, air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker	1943	Hochbunker Barmbeker Straße	hochbunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1943	Hochbunker Heußweg 114	hochbunker, air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker	1944	Hochbunker Binderstraße	hochbunker, air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	museum	1924	Rickmer Rickmers	three-masted barque, military training ship, preserved watercraft, merchant vessel, Portuguese Navy, museum ship, restaurant	Wikidata
site	museum	1976	B-515	preserved watercraft, attack submarine, Soviet Navy, Russian Navy, museum ship	Wikidata
site	tower		Hamburger Flaktürme	fortified tower	Wikidata
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 183-2005-0706-506, Hamburg, Wasserspürer im Einsatz		Commons
commons	image		Trümmergelände Hammerbrook DE-2089720-1 344-31 00741 Bild 1 mod		Commons
commons	image		Trümmergelände Hammerbrook DE-2089720-1 344-31 00742 Bild 2 mod		Commons
commons	image		U-boat Warfare 1939-1945 CL2741		Commons
commons	image		Trümmergelände Hammerbrook DE-2089720-1 344-31 00742 Bild 2		Commons
commons	image		Destroyed buildings after the Allied bombing of Hamburg during World War II.		Commons
commons	image		The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 BU5290		Commons
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 183-V00294-3, Hamburg, Ruinen zerstörter Gebäude		Commons
commons	image		Destroyed buildings after the Allied bombing of Hamburg during World War II.		Commons
commons	image		Trümmergelände Hammerbrook DE-2089720-1 344-31 00741 Bild 1		Commons