DRESDEN BOMBING

The Dresden Bombing came about as a result of a tactic used during World War Two by Royal Air Force and United States Air Force was "Firestorms". Incendiary bombs, filled with highly combustible chemicals, were dropped in clusters over a specific target. After the area caught fire, the air above become extremely hot and rose rapidly. Cold air rushed in at ground level, and people were sucked into the fire.

1945, Arthur Harris decides to target a firestorm for Dresden. 13th February 1945: 773 Avro Lancasters bombed Dresden. Over the next two days the USAAF sent over 527 heavy bombers to bomb Dresden. Dresden was almost totally destroyed. More then 135,000 were killed during the Dresden Bombing. Firestorm: The Bombing of Dresden, 1945

World War Two

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