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In Reply to: It was a response to the bombing of the 1000 year old Coventry Cathedral posted by Chris Garrett on November 16, 2023 at 16:06:14:
Bombing was the only way England could hit back at Germany.
The RAF originally tried daylight precision raids, but the bombers got slaughtered. Switched to night time raids and quickly realized that if the bombs fell within 100 miles of the intended target, it was pure luck.
So the decision was made to area bomb instead. From there, it took on a life of its own, particularly after Arthur Harris became head of Bomber Command.
Harris never made a secret of his desire to kill German civilians. You could look it up.
Dresden was bombed simply because it would burn. The raid didn't bring the end of the war one day or one hour closer and it wasn't revenge for Coventry either.
The idea of strategic bombing took hold in the US and Britain between the wars. There was a belief that a country could be brought to its knees without the need for ground forces, coupled with a belief that the bomber could always get through to the target.
Both beliefs were wrong.
The blissful counterstroke-a considerable new message.
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