In 1942, the Royal Air Force (RAF) launched a massive low-level bombing raid at the Billancourt plant, the largest number of bombers in a single mission to that point in the war.

The Renault factory and surrounding area including a B.F. Goodrich tire plant, was severely damaged, along with heavy civilian casualties.

When the Renault factory was rebuilt in 1943, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) stationed in England, launched another raid by Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombers, causing further destruction.

[3] [Note 1] Bombing the Nazis was shot in 35 mm, for theatrical showing both in England and Canada as a newsreel accompanying feature films.

Each NFB film was shown over a six-month period as part of the shorts or newsreel segments in approximately 800 theatres across Canada.