World War 2 Air Raids on Dresden

By mb3184

  • Operation Thunderclap Drafted

    Operation Thunderclap Drafted

  • Idea Shelved

    Idea Shelved

  • First Minor Dresden Bombing (nonpopulated areas, not part of mission)

    First Minor Dresden Bombing (nonpopulated areas, not part of mission)

  • Second Minor Yards Attack

    Second Minor Yards Attack

  • Thunderclap resupported and approved

    Thunderclap resupported and approved

  • First Major Air Strike (over whole town)

    First Major Air Strike (over whole town)

  • Second Major Bombing (timed so as to hit rescue crews)

    Second Major Bombing (timed so as to hit rescue crews)

  • Shooting fleeing refugees from planes

    Shooting fleeing refugees from planes

  • Third Major Attack (targeted yards)

    Third Major Attack (targeted yards)

  • Churchill distances himself from the bombing by saying it was a massacre

    Churchill distances himself from the bombing by saying it was a massacre