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- Toward the end of World War II, allied forces bombed the lightly defended city of Dresden, creating a firestorm that destroyed it and killed tens of thousands of people. The attack was designed to destroy German morale and hasten the end of the war.
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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
To retaliate, German rocket scientists (such as Werner von Braun) developed the world’s first long-range offensive missile in 1944. Hitler named it the V-1, for “Vergeltung”—the German word for “vengeance”—and ordered the Luftwaffe to step up attacks against Great Britain. Why Dresden Became a Target for Bombing.
Feb 13, 2020 · Advertisement. Dresden: The World War Two bombing 75 years on. By Toby Luckhurst. BBC News. 13 February 2020. Getty Images. The bombing of Dresden created a firestorm that destroyed the...
The strategic aim of the bombing campaign in Dresden was to disrupt German communication and transportation lines, as well as undermine the morale of the population and impede the German war effort. Despite Dresden’s limited strategic significance, its reputation as a cultural and architectural treasure did raise questions regarding the ...
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Known as the "Florence of the Elbe," Dresden was Germany's seventh-largest city and had long been a point of cultural pride. It was the capital of the state of Saxony and was also called the "Jewel Box" because of its impressive mix of baroque and rococo architecture in the city center that still retained much of its narrow medieval street grid and...
Winston Churchill categorized the Dresden bombing and the killing of innocent people as a "terror bombing" — and terrifying it was. Flames engulfed the entire city. The unimaginable heat completely vaporized small children. Civilians who took shelter underground melted into liquid and bones. But the first night-time Dresden bombing raid wouldn't be...
Dresden burned for weeks as the city's meager fire force struggled to fight the flames. According to the National World War II Museum, there were so many dead that Nazi officials piled bodies on top of steel trusses in the Old Square and cremated them en masse. That job, too, took weeks to complete. According to the city of Dresden's official repor...
Between 13-15 February 1945, over a thousand heavy bombers of the Royal Air Force and the U.S. 8th Air Force struck the city of Dresden in eastern Germany. On the night of 13 February, the British bombers created a firestorm which engulfed the city's center.
Feb 21, 2020 · Sinclair McKay has used the anniversary to explore once again the first of these raids, the devastating Bomber Command operation against Dresden on the night of February 13-14 1945. This is...
