campaign, notable
Operation Crossbow
Operation Crossbow was a campaign fought on an unrecorded date at Nazi Germany, in what is now Germany. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Nazi Germany. It was part of World War II, which ran from 1939 to 1945. The recorded result: Delayed use of V-weapons but "limited effect" on production; major diversion of Allied resources.
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Where it sits in World War II
Record
| Date | date unknown to 1945 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Nazi Germany, Germany 52.511N, 13.380E | |
| Kind | Campaign, undated | |
| Strength | Sorties/bomb tonnage: Total: 68,913/122,133; RAF: 19,584/72,141; USAAF: 17,211/30,350 | V-1 launches: 9,251; (8,000 targeting London, 2,448 targetting Antwerp); V-2 launches: 1,664 12px; 1,402 15px; 76 12px; 19 12px; 11 12px (Ludendorff Bridge) |
| Casualties and losses | Airmen/aircraft: more than 700 killed, at least 154 aircraft lost; British civilians killed/seriously injured: V-1: 6,184/17,981; V-2: 2,754/6,523; French civilians: 3,600 killed, about 10,000 wounded by Allied bombing | V-1: 4,261 destroyed by AA guns (1,878); barrage balloons (231); and fighters (1,846); V-2: 51/117 killed/wounded,; 48/69 rockets/vehicles damaged |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Berlin 1945, 0.9 km N
- Battle in Berlin 1945, 0.9 km N
- Raid on Berlin 1760, 2.1 km NE
- 1757 Berlin raid 1757, 2.5 km NE
- Air battle of Berlin 1943, 2.6 km E
In the same war
Operation Crossbow is one of 668 in present-day Germany.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1766984, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Operation Crossbow, revision 1382562960, 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.