Operation Clarion was a late-war campaign of the Allied strategic bombing of Germany.

Two hundred German transport targets were attacked to open Operation Veritable–Operation Grenade.

[2]: 217 [1] The Allied air forces sent 3,500 bombers and nearly 5,000 fighters against targets in Germany to destroy all means of transport available.

Targets included rail stations, barges, docks, and bridges.

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