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Originally Posted by Buckeye30

As I read it.
"Mineral oil Command in Italy (Hptm. v. Hammer). Location of refineries, 2 in Trieste, one each in (Fiume), Marghera bei Mestre, La Spezia. The Livorna refinery dismantled by Dr. Kuppinger. Sept. 1943-May 1944."
Looks like the last attack (by Fifteenth AF) was July 13 1944 (Trieste) though there were still oil targets in Germany, Austria, Rumania, Poland, Hungary, Czech., Albania and Yugoslavia.


Nick

Italy was getting oil from Libya. In Germany, I.G. Farben, the world's largest chemical cartel at the time, was making Leuna-Benzin, which included synthetic lubricants.