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Operation Carthage, on 21 March 1945, was a controversial British air raid on Copenhagen, Denmark, during World War II. The target of the raid was the Shellhus, Gestapo headquarters, in the city centre, a building that had been used for the storage of dossiers and the torture of Danish citizens. A similar raid against Gestapo head quarters in Aarhus October 31, 1944, had been successful.

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  • Operation Carthage
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  • Operation Carthage, on 21 March 1945, was a controversial British air raid on Copenhagen, Denmark, during World War II. The target of the raid was the Shellhus, Gestapo headquarters, in the city centre, a building that had been used for the storage of dossiers and the torture of Danish citizens. A similar raid against Gestapo head quarters in Aarhus October 31, 1944, had been successful.
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Strength
  • 20(xsd:integer)
  • Various antiaircraft defences
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dbkwik:military/pr...iPageUsesTemplate
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Date
  • 1945-03-21(xsd:date)
Caption
  • The air raid on the Shellhus
Casualties
  • 55(xsd:integer)
  • 125(xsd:integer)
  • Eight Danish prisoners of the Gestapo killed
  • Nine crew members killed, One taken prisoner
  • Six aircraft destroyed
  • The Danish headquarters of the Gestapo destroyed
Result
  • British victory
combatant
  • 22(xsd:integer)
  • Royal Air Force
  • RAAF
  • RNZAF
Place
  • Copenhagen, Denmark
Conflict
  • Operation Carthage
abstract
  • Operation Carthage, on 21 March 1945, was a controversial British air raid on Copenhagen, Denmark, during World War II. The target of the raid was the Shellhus, Gestapo headquarters, in the city centre, a building that had been used for the storage of dossiers and the torture of Danish citizens. A similar raid against Gestapo head quarters in Aarhus October 31, 1944, had been successful.
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