battle, interwar and Second World War
Aarhus Air Raid
Aarhus Air Raid was a battle fought in 1944 at Aarhus, in what is now Denmark. It was part of World War II, which ran from 1939 to 1945. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 24 bombers; 1 reconnaissance air craft against Various anti-aircraft defences; 1 light cruiser.
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Where it sits in World War II
Record
| Date | 1944 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Aarhus, Denmark 56.167N, 10.197E | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Strength | 24 bombers; 1 reconnaissance air craft | Various anti-aircraft defences; 1 light cruiser |
| Casualties and losses | 1 aircraft destroyed; 1 aircrew interned | Gestapo offices destroyed; German barracks heavily damaged; 39 German agents and officers killed; 20 German soldiers killed; ~10 Danish civilians killed; 1+ Danish civilian wounded; 1 Danish prisoner killed |
Nearest engagements
- Skirmish of Århus 1849, 0.9 km NE
- Battle of Nonnebjerget 1340, 22 km SW
- Battle of Taphede 1334, 55 km NW
- Battle of Grathe Heath 1157, 57 km W
- Battle of Vejle 1864, 65 km SW
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Walcheren Causeway 31 October 1944
- After: Battle of Kilkis 4 November 1944
- All 1155 engagements of World War II
Elsewhere in 1944
- Battle of Leyte Gulf Philippines
- Battle of the Philippine Sea Japan
- Battle of Peleliu Palau
- Operation Ichi-Go China
- Battle of Saipan United States
Aarhus Air Raid is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 74 in present-day Denmark.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q12325070, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Aarhus air raid, revision 1370425562, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.