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Why was Kassel heavily damaged during World War II?
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Kassel was heavily damaged during World War II primarily because it served as a significant center for German airplane and tank production. Due to its strategic importance to the German war effort, the city was targeted by Allied bombing campaigns, which resulted in its near-total destruction. Following the war, the city was carefully rebuilt.1