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Bomb crater with memorial plaque
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Bomb crater with memorial plaque
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Bomb crater with memorial plaque
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marcel-G 🚵♂️
May 9, 2020
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Bomb hole from World War II.
Excerpt from an article: Panzer meets Etzgen station
"30 people from Albbruck died in the hail of bombs," says Knecht. "The Allies wanted to destroy the bridge over the Rhine, but they failed. A bomb landed in the middle of the bridge. But that was a dud, luckily. A bomb exploded in the forest between Schwaderloch and Mettau. The site can still be seen today and is marked with a plaque.
Read here: aargauerzeitung.ch/aargau/kanton-aargau/bomber-ueber-dem-himmel-von-schwaderloch-129109987
Excerpt from an article: Panzer meets Etzgen station
"30 people from Albbruck died in the hail of bombs," says Knecht. "The Allies wanted to destroy the bridge over the Rhine, but they failed. A bomb landed in the middle of the bridge. But that was a dud, luckily. A bomb exploded in the forest between Schwaderloch and Mettau. The site can still be seen today and is marked with a plaque.
Read here: aargauerzeitung.ch/aargau/kanton-aargau/bomber-ueber-dem-himmel-von-schwaderloch-129109987
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May 6, 2025
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Bomb hole from World War II.
Excerpt from an article: Tank hits Etzgen train station
"30 people from Albbruck died in the hail of bombs," says Knecht. "The Allies wanted to destroy the bridge over the Rhine, but they failed. A bomb did land in the middle of the bridge, but it was a dud, fortunately. Instead, a bomb exploded in the forest between Schwaderloch and Mettau. The spot can still be seen today and is marked with a memorial plaque.
Read more here: aargauerzeitung.ch/aargau/kanton-aargau/bomber-ueber-dem-himmel-von-schwaderloch-129109987
Excerpt from an article: Tank hits Etzgen train station
"30 people from Albbruck died in the hail of bombs," says Knecht. "The Allies wanted to destroy the bridge over the Rhine, but they failed. A bomb did land in the middle of the bridge, but it was a dud, fortunately. Instead, a bomb exploded in the forest between Schwaderloch and Mettau. The spot can still be seen today and is marked with a memorial plaque.
Read more here: aargauerzeitung.ch/aargau/kanton-aargau/bomber-ueber-dem-himmel-von-schwaderloch-129109987
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Location: Mettauertal, Bezirk Laufenburg, Aargau, Nordwestschweiz, Switzerland