Operation Clarion | |||||
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Part of Combined Bomber Offensive | |||||
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Strength | |||||
20,000 bombers and escort fighters. [1] |
Operation Clarion was a late-war campaign of the Allied strategic bombing of Germany. 200 German communication network[ clarify] targets were attacked [2]: 217 to open Operation Veritable/ Grenade. [1]
3,500 bombers and nearly 5,000 fighters attacked targets across Germany in effort to destroy all means of transportation available. Targets included rail stations, barges, docks, and bridges. [3]: 535