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Army Air Forces Statistical Digest,
World War II |
Table 197 -- Destruction of Selected Ground Targets by Ninth
Air Force in European Theater of Operations, By Type of Target and by
Campaign: Jun 1944 to May 1945
| Type of Target |
Total |
Normandy Campaign
(6 Jun-25 Jul 1944) |
Northern France Campaign
(26 Jul-26 Aug 1944) |
Siegfried Line Campaign
(27 Aug-16 Dec 1944) |
Ardennes Campaign
(28 Dec 1944-28 Jan 1945) |
West of Rhine Campaign
(28 Jan-24 Mar 1945) |
Central Europe Campaign
(25 Mar-8 May 1945) |
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D E S T R O Y E D |
| Motor Transportation |
53,811 |
1,945 |
8,743 |
8,922 |
10,264 |
10,185 |
13,752 |
| Armored Vehicles and Tanks |
4,509 |
155 |
1,030 |
688 |
1,141 |
770 |
725 |
| Locomotives |
5,753 |
194 |
189 |
2,168 |
211 |
1,385 |
1,606 |
| Railroad Cars |
43,317 |
2,117 |
2,521 |
7,292 |
4,423 |
18,058 |
8,906 |
| Bridges |
360 |
32 |
24 |
69 |
34 |
189 |
12 |
| Gun Emplacements |
3,361 |
34 |
286 |
1,147 |
592 |
671 |
631 |
| Dumps |
582 |
4 |
16 |
99 |
138 |
145 |
180 |
| Hangars |
135 |
- |
8 |
24 |
12 |
19 |
72 |
| Factories and Misc. Buildings |
11,073 |
42 |
39 |
1,302 |
1,785 |
4,975 |
2,930 |
| Railroad Cuts |
6,072 |
107 |
49 |
1,086 |
916 |
3,258 |
656 |
| Vessels and Barges |
770 |
3 |
197 |
285 |
10 |
210 |
65 |
| Horse Drawn Vehicles |
6,312 |
365 |
449 |
2,458 |
274 |
1,542 |
1,224 |
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D A M A G E D |
| Motor Transportation |
22,546 |
774 |
2,878 |
2,181 |
5,609 |
4,153 |
6,951 |
| Armored Vehicles and Tanks |
3,751 |
94 |
829 |
496 |
1,050 |
609 |
673 |
| Locomotives |
2,677 |
193 |
101 |
659 |
65 |
768 |
891 |
| Railroad Cars |
51,269 |
3,449 |
2,553 |
7,450 |
4,548 |
22,663 |
10,606 |
| Bridges |
328 |
12 |
17 |
118 |
51 |
122 |
8 |
| Gun Emplacements |
1,649 |
8 |
99 |
623 |
230 |
375 |
314 |
| Dumps |
320 |
1 |
3 |
85 |
27 |
106 |
98 |
| Hangars |
118 |
- |
2 |
22 |
6 |
27 |
61 |
| Factories and Misc. Buildings |
6,341 |
16 |
9 |
687 |
857 |
3,171 |
1,601 |
| Vessels and Barges |
955 |
4 |
168 |
308 |
5 |
273 |
197 |
| Horse Drawn Vehicles |
1,362 |
86 |
79 |
158 |
117 |
453 |
469 |
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Source: Ninth Air Force, Statistical Control Unit |
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