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re: 8th Air Force Twin Raids on Regensburg and Schweinfurt 8/17/43

Posted on 8/17/17 at 9:38 pm to
Posted by WhiskeyPapa
Member since Aug 2016
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Posted on 8/17/17 at 9:38 pm to
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Lived in Schweinfurt for two years. In fact the Kaserne I was on was built on the old Nazi airstrip.





When the 42nd "Rainbow" Infantry Division liberated Schweinfurt in 1945, they sent the Nazi flag flying over the town hall to the men of the 305th Bombardment Group. Now housed at the Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio, the flag is inscribed with the simple words, "The Rainbow has avenged your losses at Schweinfurt."
Posted by FightinTigersDammit
Louisiana North
Member since Mar 2006
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Posted on 8/17/17 at 10:19 pm to
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When the 42nd "Rainbow" Infantry Division liberated Schweinfurt in 1945, they sent the Nazi flag flying over the town hall to the men of the 305th Bombardment Group. Now housed at the Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio, the flag is inscribed with the simple words, "The Rainbow has avenged your losses at Schweinfurt."


Go, Rainbow!
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