World War II: American Bombing of Dutch Towns, February 22, 1944
World War II: American aircraft mistakenly bomb the Dutch towns of Nijmegen, Arnhem, Enschede and Deventer, resulting in 800 dead in Nijmegen alone.
Date: February 22, 1944
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