English subtitles for clip: File:Bombing of Hamburg.ogv

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[Hamburg. No. 1 Nazi
war center, blasted by bombs]

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Bombers of the 8th United States Air Force

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taking off from aerodromes in England

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continue their round-the-clock devastation
of war plants in Nazi Germany.

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In broad daylight, mighty squadrons
roar across the North Sea.

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Over Hamburg, Germany's principal seaport
and number-one war center,

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tons of bombs rain from the skies.

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Aerial photographs show the results:

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Seven square miles
of Hamburg's war industries,

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docks, military installations
flattened and in ruins.

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Water mains, gas,
and electric plants destroyed.

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Hamburg as a war center,
a base for submarines

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is virtually wiped off the map.

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Battling their way home,

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machine gunners blast 
enemy fighter planes from the skies.

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The return of the squadrons,

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jagged gaping holes in many a bomber,

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testify to the intensity
of the futile Nazi defense.

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Even as a wounded Yankee gunner
is borne from his ship,

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RAF ground crews are making ready
night raiders to continue the assault.