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'Stuttgart' faced 53 air raids during World War II. A well-known raid was on 6 September, 1943. 338 American heavy bombers attacked the city but losses were heavy and results disappointing.

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Raid in 1945

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Raid in 1945

The center of Stuttgart was totally flattened by the raid on April 22, 1945. The city was an important industrial centre, but most targets were non-military and purely cultural. The attacks leveled 60% of all buildings. Many historic buildings collapsed.

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★ 52.972 million cubic feet of rubble was formed.