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Investors missed that the Nazis would overrun continental Europe and destroy much of British industry in air raids, and that the U.K. would lose its empire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026
The US-made AN-M44 bomb was used during Allied air raids on German positions during the liberation of Belgrade from Nazi occupation in 1944.
From Barron's ● Dec. 28, 2025
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Possible Synonyms
- airstrikes
- aerial attacks
- sorties
- bombardments
- bombing runs
