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The German town of Wesel was heavily bombed in Allied air raids during World War II. Between this and the attacks in support of the crossing of the Rhine, the town was devastated.
Wesel became a target of the Allies, particularly in its strategic position as a depot with bridges on the Rhine. On the 16, 17, 18 and 19 February 1945, [1] the town was attacked by the British Royal Air Force with impact and air-burst weapons and almost entirely destroyed.[2]
The Rhine and Lippe bridges were blown by the Wehrmacht; among others, on 10 March 1945. The 1,950m long railway bridge was the last Rhine bridge remaining in German hands.[3]
On 23 March, Wesel came under the fire of over 3,000 artillery when it was bombarded anew, in preparation for Operation Plunder.[4] That day 80 Lancasters from No. 3 Group RAF attacked Wesel[5] Then that night of 23/24 March, 195 Lancasters and 23 Mosquitos of RAF Bomber Command No. 5 Group aided in the softening up of the German defenders. 97% of the town was destroyed before it was finally taken by Allied troops and the population had fallen from almost 25,000 in 1939 to 1,900 in May 1945.[6] The population at the time of the bombing was closer to 10 percent at the time of the bombing and it was reduced to about 7 percent after words. So it is closer about 700 people died in the bombings at most.
The town was taken quickly with 36 civilian casualties. Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, commanding the Anglo-Canadian 21st Army Group, said "the bombing of Wesel was a masterpiece, and was a decisive factor in making possible our entry into the town before midnight."[7] 242 Rebuilding Wesel Germany was rebuilt in the 1950s with a more modern look. [8] Architect Christoph Mäckler, for his part, believes that modernism was popular because enlightened souls didn't want to be reminded of the past. "Simply putting two columns next to each other was considered fascist," he says. [9] The German people and the architects in particular had a difficult time rebuilding all of Germany. They could not rebuild it as it once was. Mackler says that his father forgot to build a city for beauty so that is how he rebuilt Germany with beauty in mind. Almost completely razed by air raids in World War II (though some medieval buildings still survive), Wesel was rebuilt along modern lines. There are large harbour installations and many industrial plants that manufacture such products as glass, machinery, transport equipment, chemicals, and ceramics. [10] Referances
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- ^ [8] Devastation of Wesel. (1945, April 1). Retrieved March 27, 2016, from http://www.worldwar2database.com/gallery/wwii0013
- ^ [9]ONLINE, S., & Hamburg. (2010, August 10). Out of the ashes: A new look at Germany’s postwar reconstruction - SPIEGEL ONLINE. Retrieved March 27, 2016, from http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/out-of-the-ashes-a-new-look-at-germany-s-postwar-reconstruction-a-702856-4.html
- ^ [10]The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica (2016). Wesel | Germany. In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from http://www.britannica.com/place/Wesel
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- ^ The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica (2016). Wesel | Germany. In Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved from http://www.britannica.com/place/Wesel