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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.
9 lis 2009 · From February 13 to February 15, 1945, during the final months of World War II (1939-45), Allied forces bombed the historic city of Dresden, located in eastern Germany.
4 kwi 2024 · 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.
14 wrz 2024 · Bombing of Dresden, during World War II, Allied bombing raids on February 13–15, 1945, that almost completely destroyed the German city of Dresden. The raids became a symbol of the ‘terror bombing’ campaign against Germany, which was one of the most controversial Allied actions of the war.
18 wrz 2015 · First RAF attack wave in the night from 13 to 14 February 1945. An internal RAF memo from january 1945 spreads some light on the reason for the bombing: "Dresden, the seventh largest city in Germany and not much smaller than Manchester, is also far the largest unbombed built-up the enemy has got.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Prior to 18th century. Dresden, 16th century. 1206 – First documentation of Dražďany. [1] 1215 – Nikolaikirche founded. 1272 – Franziskanerkloster founded. 1309 – City seal incorporates coat of arms of Dresden.
2 gru 2021 · Dresden in March 1945. In the final winter of World War II, the eastern German city of Dresden was reduced to rubble, killing tens of thousands and sparking a bitter debate over whether the attack was justified. Dresden was the capital of the state of Saxony, situated on the Elbe River.
