Eighth Air Force. More than 1,250 United States Army Air Force
(USAAF) heavy bombers attack 6 marshalling yards, 2 airfields,
2 ordnance depots, 2 oil storage depots, and an ammunition
factory in South Germany. 15 fighters groups provide close
and area support.
Ninth Air Force. 689 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
medium bombers and light bombers strike marshalling yards
at Bernburg, Oschersleben, Zwickau, and Kothen, Naumburg ordnance
depot, Bamberg motor transport plant, and several other targets.
Fighters escort 9th Bomber Division, fly patrols, sweeps,
leaflet mission, and armed reconnaissance claiming 43 Luftwaffe
aircraft shot down, and support United States 3d and 9th Armoured
Divisions in Nordhausen and Ringleben, Sachsenburg, Rothenberga
areas, 2d Armoured Division as it reaches Elbe River South
of Magdeburg in a record drive of 57 miles, XVI Corps along
the Ruhr River at Witten, XX Corps as it crosses the Saale
River at Weimar and overruns Buchenwald concentration camp
and Allied prisoner camp nearby, XII Corps in Coburg, Rottenbach
area, and VIII Corps as it approaches the Saale River South
of Weimar.
Twelfth Air Force. During
10-11
April 1945, United States Army Air Force (USAAF) light bombers
bomb bridges at Lavis, Ala, Rovereto, San Michele all'Adige,
and San Ambrogio di Valpolicella, and hit vehicles, Po River
crossings and targets in Po Valley. Medium bombers continue
to support British Eighth Army forces between Imola and Comacchio
Lagoon, bomb guns Southeast of La Spezia in front of United
States Fifth Army advance, and bomb 4 bridges on the Brenner
line. XXII Tactical Air Command fighter-bombers also fly support
on Eighth Army front, and hit command including Brenner line
and fuel and ammunition dumps in North Italy.
Fifteenth Air Force. 544 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers and B-17 Flying Fortress heavy
bombers hit command in North Italy, concentrating on transportation
system feeding into Brenner area, in effort to hamper enemy's
supply and escape routes. The heavy bombers bomb bridges at
Padua, Vipiteno, Campodazzo, Ponte Gardena, and Campo di Trens,
marshalling yards at Bronzolo and Ora, vehicle repair shop
at Osoppo, and fuel depot at Goito. 40 P-38 Lightning fighters
dive-bomb Rosenheim railroad bridge. 40 other P-38 Lightning
fighters and 29 P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers strafe rail traffic
in Munich, Regensburg, Plzen, Linz, and Salzburg areas. Over
250 fighters escort heavy bomber missions, reconnaissance
and supply missions, and operations against North Italian
targets by Mediterranean Allied Tactical Air Force (MATAF)
aircraft.
Tenth Air Force. 54 United States Army Air Force (USAAF) fighter-bombers
hit troop and supply concentrations near Mong Kung and Mong
Nim, attack trucks and targets in other areas behind battle
line, and sweep several roads South of bomb line. Transports
fly 424 sorties carrying men and supplies to forward areas.
Fourteenth Air Force. 7 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers bomb Hsihhsiassuchi, 5 pound
Pinglo barracks and storage area, and a few others hit Yanglowtung
railroad yards and targets East of Paoching. 150 fighter-bombers
attack troops, river, road and rail traffic, and a variety
of targets scattered throughout South and East China and North
Indochina.
Far East Air Force (FEAF). United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers bomb Cotabato. Japanese defences
North West of Guadalupe are pounded by heavy bombers. A-20
Havoc light bombers hit bivouac East of Negritos. On Luzon
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers, B-25 Mitchell medium bombers,
A-20 Havoc light bombers, and fighter-bombers bomb numerous
targets including Fuga Island, Cagayan Valley areas, Santa
Fe, bridges and other command in Iligan, Naguilian, Manga,
and Tuguegarao, and troops and supply concentration North
of Imugan. Troop support strikes are flown in Solvec Cove
area and East of Manila. Baguio and troop concentration in
Batangas area and on Bicol peninsula are bombed. At Iriga,
defences are hit with napalm. B-24 Liberator heavy bombers
bomb Okayama while B-25 Mitchell medium bombers hit several
targets including Ts'eng Wen sugar refinery, Seiko, Sunbon-sha,
and Shasekiryo. P-38 Lightning fighters attack gun positions
at Tarakan.
Seventh Air Force. 24 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers from Angaur hit Cotabato supply
and personnel areas. 18 Guam based B-24 Liberator heavy bombers
pound positions on Eten Island.
Eleventh Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF) P-38
Lightning fighters together with Navy aircraft pick up bomb
filled paper balloons over Attu and East of Adak. One balloon
over Attu is shot down.
M376
Minesweeper
Sunk 11 April 1945
Posen
Hospital ship
Sunk on 11 April 1945
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April
Articles:
The Second Great War.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
The War Illustrated.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
2194 Days Of War.
ISBN-10: 086136614X
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