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The Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission was a strategic bombing mission during World War II carried out by Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers of the US Army Air Forces on August 17, 1943.
American wartime intelligence claimed the first Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission in August had reduced bearing production by 34 percent but had cost many bombers. A planned follow-up raid had to be postponed to rebuild American forces.
- 14 October 1943
- German victory [1] [2] [3]
- Schweinfurt, Nazi Germany
9 de abr. de 2024 · The Schweinfurt-Regensburg raids in Germany were a series of attacks by B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator bombers of the United States Air Force in August and October 1943 during the Second World War (1939-45).
- Mark Cartwright
The Schweinfurt–Regensburg Raid. In August, hoping to substantially affect Nazi war industry and address Arnold’s concerns, US air planners developed the idea of a dual strike mission hitting two significant targets deep inside Germany.
On August 17, 1943, the USAAF suffered staggering losses in the two-pronged attack against the Messerschmitt fighter factory at Regensburg and the ball-bearing plants at Schweinfurt, Germany.
The Schweinfurt–Regensburg Mission was an ambitious gamble by the U.S. Army Air Forces in an effort to cripple German military production.
The Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission caused an immediate 34% loss of production and all plants but the largest were devastated by fire. Efforts to disperse the surviving machinery began immediately and the Luftwaffe deployed large numbers of interceptors along the corridor to Schweinfurt.
