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German indistry, mostly unaffected by bombing, went underground and to remote locations. What the allies, especially RAF Bomber Command under Harris targeted wa
by hef19898 3y ago
German indistry, mostly unaffected by bombing, went underground and to remote locations. What the allies, especially RAF Bomber Command under Harris targeted was the worker living quarters, not even the factories for the most bit (not that it made practical difference, aiming was just bad) and civil infrastructure. While wasting limited resources for aircraft production, andtaking away long range aircraft from Costal Command that could have been used against uboats in the Atlantic.
And no, London was no legitimate military target during the Blitz neither...
- mrguyorama 3y agoThe unspoken assumption here is that industry going underground and dispersing doesn't reduce it's capacity.
- hef19898 3y agoNo assumption needed, we have statistics for that. Including on the affect of strategic bombing on moral in Germany. The Nazis were good at recording these kind of things.