Kamfanonin biyu na USAAF da rana, RAF da dare, sun zama manyan bama-bamai na yankunan masana'antu na Jamus, musamman Ruhr, wanda ya biyo bayan kai hare-hare kai tsaye a kan biranen kamar Hamburg, Kassel,
Pforzheim, Mainz da kuma fashewar bam din Dresden da ake yawan sukar sa.