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September 27, 1944

On September 27, 1944, world War II: The Kassel Mission results in the largest loss by a USAAF group on any mission during the war. Kathy Acker, Philip Jackson, James Heckman would arrive in the same year.

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World War II: The Kassel Mission results in the largest loss by a USAAF group on any mission during the war.

The Kassel Mission on 27 September 1944 was also known as the air battle over the Seulingswald. The mission aimed to destroy the factories in Kassel of the engineering works of Henschel & Sohn which built tracked armoured vehicles and their associated infrastructure. See bombing of Kassel in World War II.

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1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1944th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 944th year of the 2nd millennium, the 44th year of the 20th century, and the 5th year of the 1940s decade.

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On September 27, 1944

1944 World War II: The Kassel Mission results in the largest loss by a USAAF group on any mission during the war.

1944 Allied aerial offensive during WWII

The Kassel Mission on 27 September 1944 was also known as the air battle over the Seulingswald. The mission aimed to destroy the factories in Kassel of the engineering works of Henschel & Sohn which built tracked armoured vehicles and their associated infrastructure. See bombing of Kassel in World War II.

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