Residents of the eastern German city formed a human chain to remember the victims of the 1945 Allied bombing. This year's commemoration came amid fears of rising far-right popularity.
I’d disagree that Dresden in particular was strategically insignificant. The bigger issue is however that Germany and Japan were engaged in Total war, meaning all production capabilities were aimed at furthering the war efforts. Considering they didn’t pull any punches when it came to killing British civilians (~100k give or take) it was more than justified to do the major firebombings.
Should you ever choose to visit Germany I’d highly recommend talking through this with some locals. Current day germans who aren’t outright nazis usually don’t resent the allies for it. Nazi Germany had to lose the war by all means necessary and personally I’m really glad we lost it.
I’d disagree that Dresden in particular was strategically insignificant. The bigger issue is however that Germany and Japan were engaged in Total war, meaning all production capabilities were aimed at furthering the war efforts. Considering they didn’t pull any punches when it came to killing British civilians (~100k give or take) it was more than justified to do the major firebombings.
Should you ever choose to visit Germany I’d highly recommend talking through this with some locals. Current day germans who aren’t outright nazis usually don’t resent the allies for it. Nazi Germany had to lose the war by all means necessary and personally I’m really glad we lost it.