(August 3, 2020 at 10:49 am)SUNGULA Wrote:Sorry, but thats complete nonsense. Dresden was bombed in February 45. By that time the war was already over 4 years old and most german citiy centers were already in ruins.Quote:What about burning Dresden to crisp in WW2 ?Dresden was sending Hitler a signal his aggression would have consequences
There are conflicting ideas why Dresden was bombed.
#1 Help the red armys advancDresden could support the nearby eastern front with supplies
#2 Dresden was a traffic hub
#3 Terror
Imo the most plausible one is however different: We know that by Febraury 45 Bomber Command and 8th USAAF were running out of targets. Every major german city was already in ruins and cities with as few as 50.000 people were put under carpet bombing indiscriminantly. A valid (and simple) explanation is that the allies bombed Dresden because they could, and that it was in accordance with the common goal of #3.....and not much else was left to bomb.
That Atlass mentions Dresden instead of Hamburg however speaks again of his ignorance of history again. "Operation Gomorrha" was far more devastating and cost much more lives than Dresden 2 years later. (About 50% more according to recent studies!).
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