Operation Pointblank, 1943-1944
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found: Work cat: Zaloga, S. Operation Pointblank 1944, 2011.
found: Wikipedia, Dec 2, 2011(Operation Pointblank was the code name for the Allied Combined Bomber Offensive intended to cripple or destroy the German aircraft fighter strength, thus drawing it away from frontline operations and ensuring it would not be an obstacle to the invasion of Northwest Europe; the Pointblank directive of 14 June 1943 ordered RAF Bomber Command and the U.S. Eighth Air Force to bomb specific targets such as aircraft factories)
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2012-02-02: new
2012-02-09: revised
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