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Apr 4, 2024 · Why was the bombing of Dresden so controversial? 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 ...
- Why Dresden?
- Total War
- Aftermath, Remembrance and Continued Debate
Criticisms of the attack include the argument that Dresden was not a wartime production or industrial centre. Yet an RAF memo issued to airmen on the night of the attack provides some rationale: From this quote we can see that part of the reason for the bombing was rooted in anticipation of post-war hegemony. Fearing what a Soviet superpower might ...
The bombing of Dresden is sometimes given as an example of modern ‘total war’, meaning that the normal rules of war were not followed. Targets in total war are not only military, but civilian and the types of weapons used are not restricted. The fact that refugees fleeing the Soviet advance from the east caused the population to swell means that th...
A cultural rather than industrial centre, Dresden was previously known as the ‘Florence of the Elbe’ due to its many museums and beautiful buildings. During the war American author Kurt Vonnegut was held in Dresden alongside 159 other US soldiers. The soldiers were kept in a meat locker during the bombing, its thick walls protecting them from the f...
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The Bombing of Dresden: Was the Attack Fully Justified? Was Operation Thunderclap—the 1945 air raid on the German city—a military necessity or an Allied war crime? The question is still debated. This article appears in: Spring 2019
The Allied Bombing of Dresden – The Holocaust Explained: Designed for schools. While Anka, Eva’s mother, was working in the factory in Freiberg, the Allies began to extensively bomb Dresden. Although devastating for those in Dresden, Anka and the other prisoners had hope that the Allies were getting closer, and might one day free them. 1 / 17.
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.
- 13-15 February 1945
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...
Feb 12, 2020 · History. The legacy of the WWII bombing of Dresden. Marcel Fürstenau. 02/12/2020. At the end of World War II, Allied forces destroyed the baroque German city on the Elbe. Debate continues about...
