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13 May 2024 3:34 a.m. PST
by Editor in Chief Bill

  • Changed title from "April 5, 1943: Belgium’s Deadliest Day of World War II," to "April 5, 1943: Belgium’s Deadliest Day of World War II"

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Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP12 May 2024 5:15 p.m. PST

…From Friendly Fire!


"On April 5, 1943, B-17 Flying Fortress bombers of the American 8th Air Force proved once again that "Friendly fire is not friendly!" On several occasions, we have discussed incidents where one side in an armed conflict accidentally causes casualties to either their own people or the people of an allied nation. In this case, US bombs meant to attack a factory supplying engine parts for German warplanes hit a residential area of Mortsel, Belgium, killing 936 civilians, of which 209 were children under the age of 15…"


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pzivh43 Supporting Member of TMP13 May 2024 4:47 p.m. PST

A tragedy when things like that happen. Sort of like what's going on in Gaza. War, and sometimes bad things happen, despite best efforts to avoid them. But definitely not genocide.

Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP14 May 2024 3:59 p.m. PST

Agree…

Armand

TimePortal14 May 2024 8:26 p.m. PST

Sad but not unexpected with the carpet bombing strategy.
Strange how we do not hear much about the RAF night time bombing mistakes. In both cases I thought I read that less than 9% of the bomb loads were on target.
War is not clean but a messy affair.
How many British civilians were killed by German bombs?

Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP15 May 2024 3:44 p.m. PST

Thanks


Armand

Personal logo piper909 Supporting Member of TMP16 May 2024 11:33 p.m. PST

This was a terrible tragedy. All the bombings of civilian areas, deliberate or otherwise, were tragedies. For that matter, war is a tragedy. Allied bombing killed tens of thousands of "friendly" civilians in places the Allies sought to liberate, and there should be no glossing over or attempts to rationalize/justify that. Just recognize that it was tragic for all those involved, that's decency.

Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP17 May 2024 3:45 p.m. PST

Agree…


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