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    Bombing of Dresden

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    The Bombing of Dresden The bombing of Dresden was a major military action by the alliance of the British Royal Air Force and the United States Army Air Force. Taking place in World War II‚ their target was to take out a popular area that was used as a major rail communication and transportation centre. The territory was known to contain housing for one hundred and ten factories and fifty thousand workers. This accumulation of people contributed to and supported the Nazi group. Both British

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    Dresden Bombing

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    Between February 13th and February 15th 1945‚ combined American and British forces bombed Dresden‚ the capital of the German state of Saxony. Dresden was reported as an industrial target because it was a major rail transportation center. However‚ during the bombing raid over thirty five thousand civilians were killed.(1) Due to this devastation‚ many people believe that the bombing was unnecessary and unethical and should not have been carried out even though it further weakened Germany’s war efforts

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    Can the bombing of Dresden be justified? Dresden was Germanys 7th largest city at the time of the war. Historically‚ Dresden had been northern Germany’s cultural centre – a city filled with museums and historic buildings. The Frauenkirche Cathedral was one of the world’s famous buildings. Dresden was also an extremely important industrial area‚ which was something that the allies really did not want‚ but before February 1945 Dresden was a peaceful country and there were not any threats from the

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    Dresden bombing From February 4 to the 11‚ the allied leaders which were Franklin Roosevelt‚ Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin met at Yalta in the USSR and discussed bisons of the postwar world. Other than deciding on what part of the German territory would be conquered. The military had little time in the war against the third reign (Bombing of Dresden). “However‚ Churchill and Joseph Roosevelt did promise Stalin to continue their bombing campaign against Easter Germany in preparation for the

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    Was the bombing of Dresden justified? Justified Not Justified 2. Dresden was a very important rail centre for moving tropos‚ concentration camp prisoners and materials of war. 4. Many industrial workers lived in the very centre of the city. 5. Dresden contained factories that produced shells‚ lenses for submarine periscopes‚ aircraft radios‚ fuses for anti-aircraft shells and engines for fighter aircraft. 11. In 1934‚ Germany withdrew from the Geneva Disarmament Conference‚ refusing to support

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    Events 1940-1945 Dresden Bombing Dresden‚ Germany‚ 1945. “The British Royal Air Force (RAF) and the U.S. Air Force initiated a strategic bombing campaign in Dresden‚ Germany” (“Dresden Bombing” par.1). The attacks from Great Britain and the United States were prompted by earlier bomb raids conducted by Germany on British soil. With orders coming in from Arthur Harris‚ leader of bomb command for RAF‚ the bombing in Dresden began February thirteenth of the year 1945. The initial bomb raid from RAF

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    Can the bombing of dresden be justified? On the evening of February 13‚ 1945‚ a series of Allied firebombing raids begins against the German city of Dresden‚ reducing the “Florence of the Elbe” to rubble and flames‚ and killing as many as 135‚000 people.More than 3‚400 tons of explosives were dropped on the city by 800 American and British aircraft. The firestorm created by the two days of bombing set the city burning for many more days‚ littering the streets with charred corpses‚ including many

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    Dyamond Griggs (979) English 9 March 24‚ 2011 The Bombing of Dresden During the devastating time of WWII there were many controversial topics. One in particular was the Bombing of Dresden. This was acclaimed to being a senseless war against Germany by the British Royal Air Forces and United States Armed Forces.(Addison) This nefarious crime began 12pm February 14 and ended February 15 at 1pm.(Lutton) The bombing made Germany become watchful in all there allies and trusted no other

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    Arthur Harris’ plan to bomb Dresden. The RAF launched a raid on the night of February 13/14‚ 1945 and the USAAF bombed during the days of February 14th‚ 15th and March 2nd. The allies air forces used area bombing (bombing the target and surrounding area to ensure the target is destroyed) for the mission because the technology at that time did not allow for precision bombing. The bombing of Dresden was not justified. The allies reasoning behind the Bombing of Dresden revolved around the Russians

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    Strategic bombing was not an uncommon action from those on either side of World War II. Many cities in Europe were virtually destroyed by war efforts. Each bombing was accompanied by its own set of reasons. For the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima‚ Japan the reason was‚ according to President Truman to “completely destroy Japan’s power to make war” (“Primary Resources”). The bombing of Hamburg was motivated‚ at least in part‚ by desire to destroy the city’s important shipyard (“Hamburg”). However‚ the

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