TARGET: HEADQUARTERS GENERAL STAFF
ZOSSEN, GERMANY
15 MARCH, 1945

Zossen, located just south of Berlin, had become one of the headquarters for the Third Reich General Staff. Part of the installation was located underground and a fair amount was also located on the surface. All the Eighth Air Force targets were in the Berlin area.

The Group comprised the 94th A Combat Wing with Captain Dozier as Air Commander. Group formation and Wing assembly were accomplished without incident.
Proper position was attained in Division formation. Division assembly line was flown left of course in trail of the Division column.

Course over the Continent was flown approximately as briefed. Slight deviations were necessary in order to stay in Division formation. In spite of a considerable amount of haze at the target and a few clouds, a visual run was made on the primary target, in squadron formation. None of the three squadrons was able to identify the MPI, because of very dense ground haze and intense smoke and fires caused by the bombing done by preceding groups. The lead and low squadrons released bombs in the smoke and fires. The high squadron sighted on the Group Lead’s smoke markers and smoke in the general target area.
Visibility was poor aloft. Bombs were dropped from 22,000 feet. Observed bomb results were poor.

Flak was light and none of the aircraft sustained damage.