Augsburg raid

The Augsburg Raid, also referred to as Operation Margin, was an attack by the Royal Air Force (RAF) on the Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg (MAN) U-boat engine plant in Augsburg during the daylight hours of 17 April 1942. It was carried out by No. 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron and No. 97 Squadron, both of which were equipped with the new Avro Lancaster. The speed of the Lancaster and its large bombload capacity gave reason for optimism that the raid might succeed. It was the first of the attacks upon German industry in Augsburg.

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1942 Augsburg raid

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260 Battle of Augsbourg

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910 Battle of Lechfeld

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955 Battle of Lechfeld

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1648 Battle of Zusmarshausen

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1796 Battle of Friedberg

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1805 Battle of Wertingen

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict		Bombing of Augsburg in World War II	aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	260	Battle of Augsbourg	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	910	Battle of Lechfeld	East Francia, battle, Principality of Hungary	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	955	Battle of Lechfeld	Holy Roman Empire, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1648	Battle of Zusmarshausen	Holy Roman Empire, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1796	Battle of Friedberg	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1805	Battle of Wertingen	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Augsburg raid	bombardment	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1873	Renk	automotive industry, arms industry, metal industry, business, Forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal: powder metallurgy	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1898	KUKA	automation, arms industry, public company, business, metal industry, manufacture of weapons and ammunition	Wikidata
site	bunker		air-raid shelter in the Fuggerei	air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker		List of air raid shelters in Augsburg	bunker	Wikidata
site	tower		Frauentor	gate tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Torturm Eglinger Straße 9 in Prittriching	gate tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Torturm Hammeler Straße 6a: Nähe Schloßgasse in Neusäß	gate tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1400	Jakobertor	gate tower	Wikidata