The Bombing of Frampol happened during the German invasion of Poland in 1939. On 13 September, the town of Frampol (Poland), with a population of 4,000, was bombed by the German Luftwaffe as a practice run for future missions. Over 60% to 90% of town's infrastructure was destroyed; only two streets remained untouched, plus a few houses. As Norman Davies writes in
"Europe at War 1939-1945: No Simple Victory": Frampol was chosen partly because it was completely defenceless, and partly because its baroque street plan presented a perfect geometric grid. The city lacked any military facilities or military defenders.
The bombing of Frampol plays an important part in the short story "The Little Shoemakers" by Isaac Bashevis Singer.
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