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Army Air Forces Statistical Digest,
World War II |
Table 142 -- Tons of Bombs Dropped By Heavy Bombers in
Theaters vs Germany, By Type of Target Attacked and by Theater: 1942 to 1945
| Type of Target |
Grand Total |
1942
(Jun-Dec) |
1943 |
1944 |
1945
(Jan-May) |
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European and Mediterranean Theater of Operations |
| Total |
1,096,794 |
4,964 |
97,937 |
683,605 |
310,288 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Marshalling Yards |
315,307 |
154 |
21,913 |
154,718 |
138,522 |
| Oil Installations |
126,191 |
- |
238 |
99,391 |
26,562 |
| Airdrome and Airfields |
117,727 |
543 |
13,728 |
80,812 |
22,644 |
| Railroads, Roads and Bridges |
70,569 |
- |
1,610 |
41,727 |
27,232 |
| Military Installations |
70,171 |
- |
1,745 |
48,562 |
19,864 |
| Other Specific Industries |
70,126 |
78 |
8,588 |
44,722 |
16,738 |
| Aircraft Factories |
58,763 |
149 |
6,371 |
49,771 |
2,472 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Ground Cooperation |
57,106 |
- |
36 |
37,720 |
19,350 |
| City Areas |
47,615 |
- |
749 |
42,603 |
4,263 |
| Ship Yards, Sub Pens |
36,643 |
736 |
18,072 |
9,189 |
8,646 |
| Other Communications |
36,618 |
- |
775 |
30,866 |
4,977 |
| Miscellaneous |
34,675 |
3,251 |
23,029 |
3,807 |
4,588 |
| Jettisoned and Unidentified |
55,283 |
53 |
1,083 |
39,717 |
14,430 |
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European Theater of
Operations |
| Total |
714,719 |
1,713 |
47,452 |
446,165 |
219,389 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Marshalling Yards |
195,610 |
154 |
5,348 |
89,884 |
100,224 |
| Oil Installations |
68,110 |
- |
238 |
52,622 |
15,250 |
| Airdrome and Airfields |
82,691 |
543 |
5,513 |
57,810 |
18,825 |
| Railroads, Roads and Bridges |
30,557 |
- |
- |
17,328 |
13,229 |
| Military Installations |
62,908 |
- |
1,745 |
45,879 |
15,284 |
| Other Specific Industries |
53,492 |
78 |
7,030 |
32,658 |
13,726 |
| Aircraft Factories |
44,437 |
149 |
5,090 |
36,726 |
2,472 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Ground Cooperation |
36,958 |
- |
- |
25,647 |
11,311 |
| City Areas |
46,820 |
- |
- |
42,603 |
4,217 |
| Ship Yards, Sub Pens |
34,427 |
736 |
18,072 |
6,973 |
8,646 |
| Other Communications |
25,453 |
- |
- |
21,937 |
3,516 |
| Miscellaneous |
7,921 |
- |
3,333 |
- |
4,588 |
| Jettisoned and Unidentified |
25,335 |
53 |
1,083 |
16,098 |
8,101 |
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Mediterranean Theater of
Operations |
| Total |
382,075 |
3,251 |
50,485 |
237,440 |
90,899 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Marshalling Yards |
119,697 |
- |
16,565 |
64,834 |
38,298 |
| Oil Installations |
58,081 |
- |
- |
46,769 |
11,312 |
| Airdrome and Airfields |
35,036 |
- |
8,215 |
23,002 |
3,819 |
| Railroads, Roads and Bridges |
40,012 |
- |
1,610 |
24,399 |
14,003 |
| Military Installations |
7,263 |
- |
- |
2,683 |
4,580 |
| Other Specific Industries |
16,634 |
- |
1,558 |
12,064 |
3,012 |
| Aircraft Factories |
14,326 |
- |
1,281 |
13,045 |
- |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Ground Cooperation |
20,148 |
- |
36 |
12,073 |
8,039 |
| City Areas |
795 |
- |
749 |
- |
46 |
| Ship Yards, Sub Pens |
2,216 |
- |
- |
2,216 |
- |
| Other Communications |
11,165 |
- |
775 |
8,929 |
1,461 |
| Miscellaneous |
26,754 |
3,251 |
19,696 |
3,807 |
- |
| Jettisoned and Unidentified |
29,948 |
- |
- |
23,619 |
6,329 |
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