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 [vague] of high-explosive bombs and incendiary devices on the city. [3] .

2025年2月6日 · Bombing of Dresden, during World War II, Allied bombing raids on February 13–15, 1945, that almost completely destroyed the German city of Dresden. The raids became a symbol of the ‘terror bombing’ campaign against Germany, which was one of the most controversial Allied actions of the war.

2020年2月12日 · The bombing attack on Dresden, Germany, stands among the most controversial Allied actions of World War II. From February 13 to 15, 1945, 800 bombers dropped some 2,700 tons of explosives and ...

2024年4月4日 · The bomber raid on Dresden was a controversial and highly destructive combined operation by Royal Air Force Lancaster bombers and United States Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bombers on 13, 14, and 15 February and 2 March 1945.

The first wave of Lancasters, British four-engined heavy bombers, appeared over Dresden on the night of Tuesday, February 13, 1945, around 10 p.m. After five hours of flight these 240 Royal Air Force (RAF) planes encountered practically no opposition in the skies and no …

2009年11月9日 · On the night of February 13, hundreds of RAF bombers descended on Dresden in two waves, dropping their lethal cargo indiscriminately over the city. The city’s air defenses were so weak that...

Between 13-15 February 1945, over a thousand heavy bombers of the Royal Air Force and the U.S. 8th Air Force struck the city of Dresden in eastern Germany. On the night of 13 February, the British bombers created a firestorm which engulfed the city's center.

2025年2月12日 · The losses of the British Air Force during two bombing raids on Dresden on February 13-14 amounted to six aircraft. Another one or two crashed in France and one in England. American aircraft irretrievably lost eight bombers and four fighters in the same operation.

2025年2月14日 · A United States Air Forces in Europe report on the Dresden bombing describes the city as welcoming thousands of displaced civilians before the bombings. ... but it is generally accepted that it was the RAF night raid which caused the most serious damage." Lead crew on bombing mission to Dresden, Germany, pictured in front of a Boeing B-17 ...

2015年6月8日 · The Allied attack on Dresden in February 1945 was arguable one of the most destructive events of the Second World War barring the atomic strikes. This study analyzes the allied air raids, discovering the true extent of the damage within the city and the raid’s ultimate significance to the allied war effort. For the longest…