Bombing of Dresden
Time: Tuesday Feb 13, 1945
Place: Dresden, Germany
Details: On the nights of 13–15 February 1945, some 1,200 British and US bombers attacked the German city of Dresden, which was crowded with wounded and refugees from the Eastern Front. The attacks were part of an area bombing campaign that was initiated by Churchill in January with the intention of shortening the war. Churchill came to regret the bombing because initial reports suggested an excessive number of civilian casualties close to the end of the war, though an independent commission in 2010 confirmed a death toll between 22,700 and 25,000.
‹ Earlier in historyThe Porzûs massacreWednesday Feb 7, 1945 at 08:38:00 PM Later in history ›Fall of BudapestTuesday Feb 13, 1945
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