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Really? Was Dresden a military target? Most major German cities were reduced to rubble.
by failuser 5y ago
Really? Was Dresden a military target? Most major German cities were reduced to rubble.
- seoaeu 5y agoCities are major industrial centers. In the twisted logic of the generals at the time, destroying them wholesale was a legitimate way to strike at the military-industrial strength of a country
- selimthegrim 5y agoCountervalue was a thing in nuclear planning too - tie down enemy AA/missile defense defending cities
- native_samples 5y agoTheoretically yes, because it was "a major rail transport and communication centre, housing 110 factories and 50,000 workers in support of the German war effort". It's worth remembering that at this time precision munitions didn't exist. Attempting to bomb a factory was largely worthless, especially at night and under enemy fire. It was really just about dropping as many bombs as possible over a wide area and hoping that somehow, some of them would get kinda near the actual targets. The fact that most wouldn't was taken for granted.
- justsaying9 5y ago[flagged]