The Ruhr Campaign in detail
This page is of a target breakdown of the Ruhr Campaign (5 March – 10 July 1943) with entry points to relevant archive items.
Tips:
- Not all Archive items can accurately be linked to a specific date and place: see the timelines or the map.
- Coverage may be excellent for some operations and minimal for others. However, new items are added each week so check this page regularly.
| Operation | Start Date | End Date |
| Essen | 5 March 1943 | 6 March 1943 |
| Essen | 12 March 1943 | 13 March 1943 |
| Duisburg | 26 March 1943 | 27 March 1943 |
| Bochum | 29 March 1943 | 30 March 1943 |
| Essen | 3 April 1943 | 4 April 1943 |
| Duisburg | 8 April 1943 | 9 April 1943 |
| Duisburg | 9 April 1943 | 10 April 1943 |
| Duisburg | 26 April 1943 | 27 April 1943 |
| Essen | 30 April 1943 | 1 May 1943 |
| Dortmund | 4 May 1943 | 5 May 1943 |
| Duisburg | 12 May 1943 | 13 May 1943 |
| Bochum | 13 May 1943 | 14 May 1943 |
| Dortmund | 23 May 1943 | 24 May 1943 |
| Düsseldorf | 25 May 1943 | 26 May 2025 |
| Essen | 27 May 1943 | 28 May 1943 |
| Wuppertal | 29 May 1943 | 30 May 1943 |
| Düsseldorf | 11 June 1943 | 12 June 1943 |
| Bochum | 12 June 1943 | 13 June 1943 |
| Oberhausen | 14 June 1943 | 15 June 1943 |
| Cologne | 16 June 1943 | 17 June 1943 |
| Krefeld | 21 June 1943 | 22 June 1943 |
| Mulheim | 22 June 1943 | 23 June 1943 |
| Wuppertal | 24 June 1943 | 25 June 1943 |
| Gelsenkirchen | 25 June 1943 | 26 June 1943 |
| Cologne | 28 June 1943 | 29 June 1943 |
| Cologne | 3 July 1943 | 4 July 1943 |
| Cologne | 8 July 1943 | 9 July 1943 |
| Gelsenkirchen | 9 July 1943 | 10 July 1943 |
Entries are based on Bomber Command War Diaries: An Operational Reference Book 1939-1945 by Martin Middlebrook and Chris Everitt, supplemented by IBCC Digital Archive research.
Please be aware that this is an experimental feature: the Archive team would welcome corrections and integrations.