15 Feb 1906
Germany
Germany
- Johannes Hähle was born in Chemnitz, Königreich Sachsen (Kingdom of Saxony), German Empire. ww2dbase [Johannes Hähle | Chemnitz, Königreich Sachsen | CPC]
11 Sep 1944
Germany
Germany
- 75 B-17s of Operation Frantic shuttle missions left England as part of a larger raid to oil refineries at Chemnitz along with 64 P-51s that continued on and landed in Ukraine. ww2dbase [B-17 Flying Fortress | P-51 Mustang | Operation Frantic | Chemnitz | DS]
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