Stuttgart in WW2 History | World War II Database

24 Dec 1928

Germany

Erwin Rommel's son Manfred was born in Stuttgart, Germany. ww2dbase [Erwin Rommel | Stuttgart | CPC]

5 May 1942

Germany

British bombers attacked Stuttgart, Germany for the second consecutive night. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | Stuttgart, Württemberg-Hohenzollern | CPC]

6 May 1942

Germany

British bombers attacked Stuttgart, Germany for the third consecutive night. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | Stuttgart, Württemberg-Hohenzollern | CPC]

6 Sep 1943

Germany

The USAAF 306th Bomb Group flying from RAF Thurleigh launched a bombing raid against industrial targets in Stuttgart, Germany but weather forced taking a target of opportunity at Achern, Germany. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | RAF Thurleigh | Stuttgart | DS]

14 Aug 1944

Germany

The USAAF 306th Bomb Group flying from RAF Thurleigh launched a bombing raid against Stuttgart, Germany but could not bomb due to weather. Instead, they struck a target of opportunity at the airfield at Florennes, Belgium. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | RAF Thurleigh | Stuttgart | DS]

10 Sep 1944

Germany

The USAAF 306th Bomb Group flying from RAF Thurleigh launched an incendiary bombing raid against Stuttgart, Germany. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | RAF Thurleigh | Stuttgart | DS]

9 Dec 1944

Germany

The USAAF 306th Bomb Group flying from RAF Thurleigh launched a bombing raid against rail facilities in Stuttgart, Germany. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | RAF Thurleigh | Stuttgart | DS]

20 Apr 1945

Germany

Instructed to sacrifice everything for speed the French 5th Armoured Division and Spahi reconnaissance regiment enthusiastically overcame fanatical resistance from German SS units to enter the western suburbs of Stuttgart, Germany. The tanks had moved so fast that it would not be until the following day that their supporting infantry, Moroccan and Algerian Tiralleurs, could catch up, but they had beaten the Americans to the Southwest German city. ww2dbase [Stuttgart, Württemberg-Hohenzollern | AC]

21 Apr 1945

Germany

French First Army captured Stuttgart, Germany. ww2dbase [Southern Germany Campaign | Stuttgart, Württemberg-Hohenzollern | TH]

3 May 1945

Photo(s) dated 3 May 1945

General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny presenting awards to French, French colonial, and American troops, Stuttgart, Germany, 3 May 1945; note Brigadier General Carl Baehr (front row) and Brigadier General Charles Palmer (second row) also present

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis

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