8.11.1942 ILMAHYÖKKÄYS Pommi, jonka neuvostoliittolainen lentokone pudotti tähän katujen risteykseen, surmasi 51 henkilöä. Pääosa heistä oli lapsia ja nuoria. Lisäksi lähes 120 haavoittui. Tämä oli suurin yksittäisen pommin aikaansaama tuho Helsingissä toisen maailmansodan aikana. Talon katolla on säilytetty ilmahyökkäysten muistona hälytyssireeni. LUFTANGREPP Ett sovjetiskt flygplan fällde i denna gatukorsning en bomb som dödade 51 personer, största delen barn och ungdomar. Därtill skadades närmare 120 personer. Detta var den största förödelsen en enskild bomb förorsakade i Helsingfors under andra världskriget. På taket till detta hus har som minne sparats alarmsirenen som varnade för luftangrepp. AIR RAID The Soviet Union Air Force bombed this intersection and killed 51 persons, who were primarily children and teenagers. In addition nearly 120 persons were injured. It was the biggest single loss of life caused by a bomb in Helsinki during the Second World War. An air raid sire has been preserved on the roof of the building as a remembrance of the aerial attacks.

English translation: "Nov 8, 1942 AIR RAID A bomb dropped by a Soviet aircraft at this intersection of streets killed 51 people. The majority of them were children and young people. In addition, nearly 120 were wounded. This was the largest destruction brought about by a single bomb in Helsinki during World War II. An alarm siren has been preserved on the roof of the house as a memory of air attacks. LUFTANGREPP Ett sovjetiskt flygplan fällde i denna gatukorsning en bomb som dödade 51 personer, största delen barn och ungdomar. Därtill skadades indommare 120 personer. Detta var den största förödelsen en enskild bomb förorsakade i Helsingfors under andra världskriget. På taket till detta hus har som where sparats alarmsirenen som varnade för luftangrepp. AIR RAID The Soviet Union Air Force bombed this intersection and killed 51 persons, who were primarily children and teenagers. In addition nearly 120 persons were injured. It was the biggest single loss of life caused by a bomb in Helsinki during the Second World War. An air raid sire has been preserved on the roof of the building as a remembrance of the aerial attacks. [AWS Translate]"

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