4 real historical locations · Denmark, United Kingdom
A Danish film depicting the Copenhagen School bombing of March 1945, when the Royal Air Force accidentally bombed a French school near a Gestapo headquarters, killing 86 Danish children and 18 adults. A rare examination of Allied mistakes and civilian casualties.
CinemaMapped has mapped 4 real historical locations where the story takes place, spanning Denmark, United Kingdom.
On 21 March 1945, RAF Mosquitoes attack the Gestapo headquarters in Copenhagen's Shell House — but a navigation error causes bombs to fall on the adjacent Fr...
Operation Carthage struck the Gestapo's Shell House headquarters using 18 low-flying RAF Mosquitoes. The attack succeeded — the building was hit and many Gestapo officers killed. But a plane crashed nearby and subsequ...
View location →The RAF target: Gestapo headquarters for Denmark, holding prisoners and torture chambers on the top floors. RAF Mosquitoes attack at rooftop height to preven...
Operation Carthage on 21 March 1945 destroyed the Shellhus but a navigation error caused aircraft to bomb the French School next door. 125 civilians including 86 children were killed.
View location →A French Catholic school accidentally bombed by the RAF when a stricken Mosquito crashes nearby and following aircraft mistake the flames for the target. 86 ...
The bombing of the Jeanne d'Arc School remains one of the most tragic friendly-fire incidents of the war. The film centres its emotional core on the children and nuns inside during the attack.
View location →The RAF Mosquito squadrons of No. 140 Wing depart from their English base on one of the most daring low-level precision raids of the war, flying at near zero...
No. 140 Wing RAF flew Mosquito FB VI aircraft on Operation Carthage. The mission briefed crews to fly at 50 feet to surprise the Gestapo and minimise the chance of bombs overshooting.
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