Bombing of Dresden in World War II
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The bombing of Dresden was a joint British and American aerial bombing attack on the city of Dresden, the capital of the German state of Saxony, during World War II. In four raids between 13 and 15 February 1945, 772 heavy bombers of the Royal Air Force (RAF) and 527 of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) dropped more than 3,900 tons of high-explosive bombs and incendiary devices on the city. The bombing and the resulting firestorm destroyed more than 1,600 acres (6.5 km2) of the city centre. Up to 25,000 people were killed. Three more USAAF air raids followed, two occurring on 2 March aimed at the city's railway marshalling yard and one smaller raid on 17 April aimed at industrial areas.
1945
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Bombardment of Dresden; Höllensturn; aerial bombing of Dresden; air bombing of Dresden; bombing of Dresden; fire bombing of Dresden
- The Operations Room page@ The Bombing of Dresden
Location: 51.05, 13.74, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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- February 13, 1945 - German essay collection Dresdner Hefte issue 141, 1/2020, 2019
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| area | region | 965 | Margraviate of Meissen | Wikidata | |
| area | region | 1356 | Electorate of Saxony | Wikidata | |
| area | region | 1806 | Kingdom of Saxony | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | Unknown | aerial bombing of a city | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | Unknown | bombardment | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 1015 | Siege of Meissen (1015) | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1706 | Swedish invasion of Saxony | invasion | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1745 | Battle of Kesselsdorf | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1756 | Siege of Pirna | battle, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1759 | Battle of Maxen | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1759 | Battle of Meissen | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1760 | Siege of Dresden | battle, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1813 | Battle of Dresden | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1813 | Siege of Dresden | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1849 | May Uprising in Dresden | rebellion | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1940 | Adlertag | United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1945 | Bombing of Dresden in World War II | aerial bombing of a city, carpet bombing | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1446 | Saxon Fratricidal War | war, William III, Frederick II | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1806 | War of the Fourth Coalition | war, Louis Bonaparte, Frederick William III of Prussia, Jérôme Bonaparte | Wikidata |
| link | page | The Operations Room page@ | The Bombing of Dresden | Wikidata | |
| organisation | military unit | Royal Saxon Gendarmerie | gendarmerie | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | 1679 | Georgenbastion | artillery battery, bastion | Wikidata |
| site | bunker | Zivilschutzbunker Seidnitzer Straße, Dresden | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | 1962 | Zivilschutzbunker Hans-Dankner-Straße, Dresden | bunker | Wikidata |
| site | bunker | 1964 | Zivilschutzbunker Liliengasse, Dresden | bunker | Wikidata |
| site | castle | Königstein Fortress | Open-air museum of Königstein Fortress, rock castle, fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | 1400 | Seiger Tower | tower house, fortified tower | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1961 | Bundeswehr Military History Museum | history museum, military museum, Bundeswehr | Wikidata |
| site | tower | Seven Spires Tower | ruins, fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | 1400 | Owl Tower Klippenstein Castle | fortified tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1500 | Schösserturm | fortified tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1600 | Johannis (aka Cosel) Tower | fortified tower | Wikidata |
| commons | image | After bombing Ilgenkampfbahn Dresden | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Fotothek df ps 0000037 Durch Hitzeeinwirkung deformierter genieteter Kastenträge | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Fotothek df ps 0000038 001 Straßenabschnitt mit verbrannter Asphaltdeckschicht u | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Fotothek df ps 0000038 002 Straßenabschnitt mit verbrannter Asphaltdeckschicht u | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Fotothek df ps 0000040 Geschmolzene Gefäße und Produkte der Lingner-Werke | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Fotothek df ps 0000086 003 Deformierter Stahlgittermast an der Eisenbahnstrecke | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Fotothek df roe-neg 0000373 001 Propagandaplakat zur Zerstörung Dresdens | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Fotothek df ps 0000086 001 Deformierter Stahlgittermast an der Eisenbahnstrecke | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Fotothek df ps 0000086 002 Deformierter Stahlgittermast an der Eisenbahnstrecke | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Fotothek df ps 0000004 Windrad einer kleinkalibrigen Splitterbombe (ca. 10-12 kg) | Commons | ||









