Essay Archive - Bombing of Dresdon
Bombing of Dresdon
On February 13-14, 1945 the British Royal Air Force gave the final
clearance to commence what would later become known as one of the greatest
atrocities that has ever been commited against a civilian population. That
night the RAF launched 796 bombers and 9 Mosquitoes which carried 1,478
tons of explosives in addition to 1,182 tons of incendiary bombs (Dear
311) which turned the city of Dresden, Germany into a virtual inferno.
This attack included another strike by the US Air Force the following
morning. The attack on Dresden was never a legitimate act of war, and its
result was the terroristic mass murder of over 135....
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