17 Nov 1885
Belgium
Belgium
- Henri De Man was born in Antwerp, Belgium. ww2dbase [Henri De Man | Antwerp | CPC]
5 Apr 1943
Belgium
Belgium
- The USAAF 306th Bomb Group flying from RAF Thurleigh launched a bombing raid against the docks at Antwerp, Belgium. ww2dbase [RAF Thurleigh | Antwerp | DS]
26 Nov 1944
Belgium
Belgium
- Germany began V-1 and V-2 rocket attacks on Antwerp, Belgium. ww2dbase [V-Weapons Campaign | Vergeltungswaffe 2 | Antwerp | CPC]
27 Nov 1944
Belgium
Belgium
- A V-2 rocket impacted on Teniers Square, Antwerp, Belgium, as an Allied military convoy was passing through. The explosion killed 157 persons, including 29 Allied soldiers. ww2dbase [V-Weapons Campaign | Vergeltungswaffe 2 | Antwerp | AC]
28 Nov 1944
Belgium
Belgium
- Allies began to operate the port in Antwerp, Belgium. ww2dbase [Battle of the Scheldt Estuary | Antwerp | CPC]
16 Dec 1944
Belgium
Belgium
- A German V2 rocket fell on the Rex Cinema in Antwerp, Belgium which was packed for the matinee performance. The blast killed 567 people, 296 of them Allied servicemen, and injured 291, half of them soldiers. It took six days to dig out all the bodies, many of which were still sitting upright in their seats. It was the highest death toll from a V-weapon attack during the entire war and resulted in the cinemas and theatres of Antwerp being closed "for the duration" and gatherings of more than 50 people in any one place being banned. ww2dbase [Antwerp | AC]
15 Jul 1945
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