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13 and 15 February 1945
- In four raids between 13 and 15 February 1945, 772 heavy bombers of the Royal Air Force (RAF) and 527 of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) dropped more than 3,900 tons of high-explosive bombs and incendiary devices on the city.
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The bombing of Dresden was a joint British and American aerial bombing attack on the city of Dresden, the capital of the German state of Saxony, during World War II. In four raids between 13 and 15 February 1945, 772 heavy bombers of the Royal Air Force (RAF) and 527 of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) dropped more than 3,900 tons of ...
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In the time that Vonnegut and others hid underground, the British Bomber Command’s Blind Illuminatoraircraft had rained explosives and incendiaries over the city. Then, “visual marker” aircraft swooped low to drop thousands of flares and fire-target markers. The main attack formation followed: over 500 heavy “Lancaster” bombers loaded with explosiv...
Initial—and partisan—estimates of the number of dead seemed to suggest that the Dresden Bombing was uniquely cruel. David Irving would claim in his 1963 book, The Destruction of Dresden, that the bombing was “the biggest single massacre in European history.” His estimate of 150,000 to 200,000 dead was long accepted without dispute. But his assertio...
Observers noted early on that the bombing of Dresden not only meant the death of civilians but the destruction of a center of European culture and Baroque splendor. Since the rule of August the Strong (1670-1733), the “German Florence” on the Elbe, was home to famous collections of art, porcelain, prints, scientific instruments and jewelry. Many Ge...
Nov 9, 2009 · From February 13 to February 15, 1945, during the final months of World War II (1939-45), Allied forces bombed the historic city of Dresden, located in eastern Germany.
Apr 4, 2024 · The bombing of Dresden in February/March 1945 was so controversial because the war was nearly over and tens of thousands of civilians died in the raid. However, important factories and transport connections were the target, and the Allies had promised action to help the USSR on the Eastern Front.
- Mark Cartwright
Apr 18, 2024 · When did the Allies start bombing Germany in WW2? The Allies started bombing Germany with large raids from the spring of 1942. What was the name of a German city that was hit hard by Allied bombing? Many German cities were hit hard by Allied bombing during WW2. These included Cologne, Berlin, Hamburg, Duisburg, and Dresden.
- Mark Cartwright
Thus, RAF Bomber Command and the U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) determined that Dresden was a legitimate military target and decided to mount a joint attack on the city at the direct request of the Soviet government. There would be four separate raids commencing on February 13.
Feb 16, 2019 · Dresden had avoided the destruction wreaked on major urban centers like Berlin and Hamburg. But on Feb. 13, 14, and 15, 1945, more than 1,200 British and U.S. heavy bombers dropped nearly 4,000 ...
