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Seventh Operation
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February 7 1945 Take off: 19.10pm. Return: 00.15.
Kleve - Area bombing. Lancaster PD232 O - Oboe.
295 Lancasters and 10 Mosquitos of No. 1 and 8 Groups. 1 Lancaster lost. 285 aircraft bombed at
Kleve. After the war, Kleve claimed to be the most completely destroyed town in Germany of its
size. The British attack, led by the 15th (Scottish) Division, made a successful start a few hours
later but quickly ground to a halt because of a thaw, which caused flooding on the few roads
available for the advance, and also because of the ruins which blocked the way through Kleve.
