tons of bombs. The (second) Gewandhaus concert hall was almost totally destroyed as a result of the attacks. In total, about 970 people died, most of them during the British night raid. During the following day raid some of the bombed factories were damaged severely, e.g. 65% of the “Erla Maschinenwerk” in Heiterblick was destroyed. In May 1944, its production had not entirely recovered yet, while the other bombed factories were working at full capacity again. Later In May 1944 more than 15,000 buildings were hit. Among them, more than 4,000 were destroyed completely, more than 1,000 heavily and over 10,000 slightly damaged. According to a preliminary official report from 30 December 1944, the regions which were mainly hit were the ring around the inner city, the directly adjacent areas to the west, north and east, as well as all the southern suburbs. The adjacent areas to the north and east were slightly affected, whereas no damage occurred in the outer west, southwest and northwest. About 140,000 people were left homeless. On 23 February 1945 Leipzig received two major bombings: one by the British, and another by the Americans. Notes and references World War II strategic bombing of Germany Bombing World War II Firebombings Germany–United Kingdom military relations