Amandus was a tragic Belgian casualty of the Second World War. On April 5, 1943, a squadron of American bomber planes targeted the Erla factories in Mortsel, Antwerp. During this action, they mistakenly bombed civilian neighborhoods, causing a massive loss of life among Mortsel's civilian population. At least 933 innocent people were killed.
Amandus was an employee of the city's Erla factory, a German-run aircraft manufacturing factory. Most of the Belgian employees working there had no choice but to aid the occupiers' war efforts; in the process, they lost their lives. 307 civilian employees of the factory were killed in the bombing raid; many of their bodies have never been found.
Amandus was an employee of the city's Erla factory, a German-run aircraft manufacturing factory. Most of the Belgian employees working there had no choice but to aid the occupiers' war efforts; in the process, they lost their lives. 307 civilian employees of the factory were killed in the bombing raid; many of their bodies have never been found.
Amandus was a tragic Belgian casualty of the Second World War. On April 5, 1943, a squadron of American bomber planes targeted the Erla factories in Mortsel, Antwerp. During this action, they mistakenly bombed civilian neighborhoods, causing a massive loss of life among Mortsel's civilian population. At least 933 innocent people were killed.
Amandus was an employee of the city's Erla factory, a German-run aircraft manufacturing factory. Most of the Belgian employees working there had no choice but to aid the occupiers' war efforts; in the process, they lost their lives. 307 civilian employees of the factory were killed in the bombing raid; many of their bodies have never been found.
Amandus was an employee of the city's Erla factory, a German-run aircraft manufacturing factory. Most of the Belgian employees working there had no choice but to aid the occupiers' war efforts; in the process, they lost their lives. 307 civilian employees of the factory were killed in the bombing raid; many of their bodies have never been found.
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