Operation Manna and Operation Chowhound were humanitarian food drops, carried out to alleviate a famine in the German-occupied Netherlands, undertaken by Allied bomber crews during the Battle of the Bulge, undertaken by Allied bomber crews during the Battle of the Bulge, undertaken by Allied bomber crews during the Battle of the Bulge, undertaken by Allied bomber crews during the Battle of the Bulge
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