...so much propaganda from so many neo-neo-Nazis these days. The bombing in Dresden was for the purpose of destroying quite a few military production and transportation facilities. The place was also a tinderbox.
. . . so much propaganda from so many neo-neo-Nazis these days - like Winston Churchill?
"Churchill, who approved of the targeting of Dresden and supported the bombing prior to the event, distanced himself from it. On March 28, in a memo sent by telegram to General Ismay for the British Chiefs of Staff and the Chief of the Air Staff he wrote:
It seems to me that the moment has come when the question of bombing of German cities simply for the sake of increasing the terror, though under other pretexts, should be reviewed. Otherwise we shall come into control of an utterly ruined land… The destruction of Dresden remains a serious query against the conduct of Allied bombing. I am of the opinion that military objectives must henceforward be more strictly studied in our own interests than that of the enemy.
The Foreign Secretary has spoken to me on this subject, and I feel the need for more precise concentration upon military objectives such as oil and communications behind the immediate battle-zone, rather than on mere acts of terror and wanton destruction, however impressive."
If people claim that the terror bombings of German civilians was a legitimate tactic in Dresden, then Al Queda's justification of 9/11 would be that terror bombing civilians in the World Trade Center is also a legitimate tactic. Sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander, so to speak.
This is why sensible people do not attempt to justify terror bombings (like Dresden) aimed at civilians - the next bombing may be in a city near you.
Be fair. It was ALSO payback for Coventry, and well deserved.
ummmm - no. It was terror.
"The bombing in Dresden was for the purpose of destroying quite a few military production and transportation facilities."
The people of Dresden supported the German war effort which, among other things, involved the Germans killing as many American boys as they could. They supported this effort with their gold, their prayers and their legacy to the future.
If their weren't one military facility in the place it would still have been a legitimate target. The words "you are with us or against us" used to mean something.
It was also payback for Coventry. Even though it was also a place of aircraft production.