Eighth Air Force. 1,309 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
heavy bombers strike Swinemunde area and 7 marshalling yards
at Friedberg, Wetzlar, Marburg Lahn, Siegen, Frankfurt Main,
Betzdorf, and Dillenburg. 523 P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers
sorties are flown in support of heavy bombers.
Ninth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF) 9th
Bomber Division medium bombers and light bombers attack 8
marshalling yards, ammunition filling plant, city areas and
targets. Attacks on marshalling yards are aimed at blocking
troop movements by rail into Ruhr and Remagen areas. Fighters
escort 9th Bomber Division, bomb special targets, fly armed
reconnaissance, cover Remagen area, and support United States
9th Infantry Division in Kalenborn and Hargarten areas and
XX Corps in Saarburg bridgehead area.
Twelfth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF) B-25
Mitchell medium bombers hit 7 railroad bridges, cutting two,
and fills severely damaging one and a train in Brenner area
and in Northeast Italy as far East as Yugoslav border area.
Fighter-bombers blast command in North Italy, making 36 rail
cuts, 19 of them on the Brenner line. P-47 Thunderbolt fighters
also bomb and severely damage a munitions factory North West
of Zagreb. During
11-12
March 1945, light bombers on intruder missions hit Po crossings,
sugar refinery, vehicles, and trains.
Fifteenth Air Force. 790 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers and B-17 Flying Fortress heavy
bombers bomb Vienna, Floridsdorf oil refinery and alternate
targets of Graz, Zeltweg, and Wiener Neustadt marshalling
yards. 98 P-38 Lightning fighters bomb Knittelfeld railroad
bridge 2 others hit nearby targets and strafe command in Wiener
Neustadt, Graz, Klagenfurt areas. 12 P-38 Lightning fighters
sweep Zagreb area. Bad weather forces 60 P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers
sent against Austrian command to abort. Supply mission to
Yugoslavia and reconnaissance operations are successful.
Tenth Air Force. 13 United States Army Air Force (USAAF) B-25
Mitchell medium bombers and 35 P-47 Thunderbolt fighters hit
troop concentrations, supplies, vehicles, and antiaircraft
guns along battlefront and behind enemy lines. 66 P-47 Thunderbolt
fighters hit transportation targets and a bridge during several
road sweeps in Central Burma. 12 others damage bypass bridge
at Hay-ti. Transports complete 677 sorties delivering men
and supplies to advanced bases and dropping supplies to front
line forces.
Fourteenth Air Force. 4 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers knock out Song Rang bridge. 6
P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers hit road command at Hwayuan and
bomb a building at Ha Coi.
Far East Air Force (FEAF). United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers hit Mercedes and Malabang. Other
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers bomb Japanese troops near Ipo.
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers hit supply area at Bangued and
troops at Pattao. A-20 Havoc light bombers and fighter-bombers
fly ground forces support missions throughout Luzon. Fighter-bombers
also bomb Calallo Island. On Formosa B-24 Liberator heavy
bombers, with P-38 Lightning fighters support bomb Takao Tainan.
P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers also hit Tainan and bomb Jitsugetsu
power plants.
Twentieth Air Force. 44 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber's hit oil storage facilities
on Bukum Island, Samboe, and Sebarok Islands. 1 other very
heavy bomber bombs Arang Hill. Results are poor.
Seventh Air Force. 16 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers bomb and strafe Okimura. 13 B-24
Liberator heavy bombers fly daylight strike against Susaki
airfield. During 12-
13
March 1945, 8 heavy bombers hit Susaki and Okimura. 24 B-24
Liberator heavy bombers from Angaur hit Sarangani Bay storage
area.
Eleventh Air Force. 5 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers bomb Kurabu airfield area. 8
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers weather abort a mission to Hayakegawa.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Ilford.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Upminster.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Greenstead.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit near Clacton.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Sidcup.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Sidcup.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Little Warley.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Hainault Forest.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit near Hornchurch.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Woolwich.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Althorne.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Thames Estuary.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Lower Kirby.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Epping.
V-2 rocket
launched against England, hit Nazeing.
M611
Minesweeper
Launched 12 March 1945
R243
R-boat
Sunk 12 March 1945
Go To: 13th
March
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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