I live in Staufen and I can tell you that there is still a lot to learn about the strategic importance of this town in the last months of the war. Staufen had two train lines and a bridge, not to mention several intersections.
I invite you to check out the French website documenting the missions flown over this part of Germany by Allied air forces: http://www.histavia21.net/LIEUX-HIST...45-detail1.htm
You will see that there were potential targets everywhere, even in the smallest villages. Actual eyewitnesses of the bombing of Staufen all report the presence of troops and war material on the day of the attack. 1/3 of the victims there were soldiers. The German forces were retreating from the Rhine in great number. Even though the Luftwaffe was no threat anymore, there were Flak batteries everywhere.