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How devistating was the bombing in Germany during World War 2?
Far far greater than that inflicted on UK in 1940. Berlin Hamburg Dresden & Cologne, among other targets were particularly badly affected. The effect of both German fighter & anti aircraft artillery defence was much reduced by 1945. Having said that the Allied air foces took great losses in the air attacks.
Why was the dresden bombings a war crime?
Because the Americans and British on one side and the Russians on the other were in a fierce competition as to who has the most firepower and most airplanes and bombs and can destroy the most German cities in a given period period of time. It may sound as a mockery but it is the historic truth. The city of Dresden was entirely destroyed and 130.000 German civilians perished in a huge wirlwind of fire created by unrelented bombing by American and British pilots. They wanted to wipe the city off the map in one day only to put on a show for the Russians and demonstrate their military might. The Russians also flexed their military muscle in the face of the Western Allies by leveling Belin in a 2-day air bombing campaign. So why was Dresded bombed? Because it happened to be there, and it happened to be German, and the Americans needed a shooting range that the Russians could take a peek at. Sad. *EDIT* Ah the wonder of a Left Wing Education. For the record. I am an accredited and published researcher with access to the Public Records Office at Kew near London. Researched answer below. The biggest problem with dealing with the matter of the bombing of Germany is that it is judged against modern morals and standards of behaviour. Civilians have suffered during war from the beginning of time. When the barbarians sacked Rome they slaughtered men women and children. When the French stormed Spanish towns during the peninsular war the citizens inside were killed and the towns raped and pillaged. The powers during the 19th century and the early 20th laid down ever more stringent rules about conduct during war trying to prevent these excesses but until the Geneva Convention came along there were no hard and fast "rules of war". In 1945 the Geneva Convention did not prohibit the general bombing of a town to destroy its industrial capacity. We have to look at Dresden in the light of the morality of the time. Some people in Dresden and elsewhere claim that the Bombing of Dresden by the RAF AND the USAAF is a war crime. In my opinion it was not I am not in any way denying the fact that what happened in Dresden was horrific and appalling. I do deny that the men who undertook the mission have any crime to answer for. The bombing of Dresden has been used since 1945 as a tool to beat the RAF about its conduct of "terror bombing" during WW2. The bombing of an industrialized town from the air in an attempt to destroy its industry or cause such loss of morale amongst its inhabitants that they ceased to work was NOT a crime by the Rules of War in 1945. The bombing of Coventry, London and other British Cities in 1940 and 1941 was also NOT a War Crime. Within Europe we did not have the "industrial areas" afforded to towns in the New World. The factories were in and around the areas where the workforce lived. One side of the street would be the factory wall; the other side of the street would be the workers houses. Unfortunately this lead to what, nowadays, is called "collateral damage" Dresden burned so heavily for several reasons. It was a medieval city with many wooden buildings. There had been a dry winter in the region which meant many buildings were tinderboxes. The population were not used to air raids and did not therefore have the knowledge that you need to put incendiaries out quickly The raid had little opposition because its Anti aircraft defence had been taken away by the Germans for use on the Eastern front. Therefore the bombers were able to put their loads in a concentrated space with little or no opposition. Dresden was not "chosen for destruction". This was a raid on an industrial centre which went exactly right with horrifying consequences due to many circumstances some of which I have listed above. Why did so many people die? The 35000 people that died (absolute top number using all available, reliable sources) did so because of the reasons above and the fact that Dresden's Air Raid Precautions were appallingly bad. There were few, if any, properly constructed public shelters despite money having been allocated for them which was spent by the local burghers on Air Raid shelters for their homes in the suburbs. People therefore sheltered in basements of houses which, due to the firestorm above filled with noxious fumes and killed the occupants before the houses collapsed onto them and burned their corpses. Many people have claimed in the last 62 years that Dresden was a quiet peaceable town going about its business and waiting for the war to end. Read the paragraphs below which are taken from research by myself and many others for the truth about "quiet, peaceable, nothing to do with the war" Dresden. In early 1945 the war was far from over. The Allies were still camped outside the borders of Germany, V2 rockets were still falling. The Allies had just fought the battle of the Bulge where the supposedly defeated Germans suddenly punched a huge hole in the Allied lines, German Rocket and Jet aircraft were coming off the production lines and proceeding to rip the hell out of the allied air fleets. It was an operation undertaken due to many reasons. 1. A request from the Russians at the Yalta conference in February 1945. General Antonov "We want the Dresden railway junction bombed" Meeting between the Chiefs of staff as reported by an interpreter. Records kept at the Public Records office in Kew 2. It was a German base of operations against Marshall Koniev`s left flank as he advanced into Germany. (See above) Captured German High Command documents from Berlin in 1945 state that "Dresden is to be fortified as a military strongpoint, to be held at all costs." These statements are also backed up by decrypts from Ultra at Bletchley Park. 3. Munitions storage in the old Dresden Arsenal. 4. Troop reinforcement and transport centre shifting an average 28 troop trains through the marshalling yards every day. Intelligence from Russian and other sources stored in the Public Records office in Kew 5. Communications centre. Most of the telephone lines connecting High Command to the Eastern front went through Dresden. 6. Quote from The Dresden Chamber of Commerce 1944. "The work rhythm of Dresden is determined by the needs of our army." There were 127 factories in the Dresden Municipal area. The most famous of these was Zeiss the celebrated camera and optics maker. In 1945 it was turning out Bomb aiming apparatus and Time fuses. (If you think the Dresden China Works making those lovely shepherdesses are more famous, they are actually made in Meisen 12Km down the River and always have been.) A factory that previously made Typewriters and sewing machines was making Guns and ammunition The Waffle and Marzipan machine manufacturer was producing torpedoes for the Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe. The arts and crafts workshops in the old town were using their woodworking skills to make the tail assemblies for V-1s. Other factories were turning out such non warlike goods as Searchlights, Aircraft components, Field Telephones and 2 way radios. Yet another quote, "Anyone who knows Dresden only as a cultural city would be very surprised to be made aware of the extensive and versatile activity that make Dresden ONE OF THE FOREMOST INDUSTRIAL LOCATIONS OF THE REICH. (My Capitals) Sir Arthur Harris? A Post war exponent of the bombing campaign? Nope both wrong. It comes from the Dresden City Council Yearbook of 1942. The men who carried out these acts did so in the desire to make a world in which their descendants and countrymen, of whom I am one, could live in freedom from persecution and with a freedom to ask questions and form their own opinions. To those of you who feel it necessary to label them war criminals may I ask if you think that you could have asked a similar question under Nazi Germany or Imperial Japan?
How did they rebuild after the coventry bombing?
They paid 1,000 dollars to totally rebuild the cities because there wasnt much damage done from the bombs.
Why did Allied forces find so much destruction when they finally reached Germany?
The allied air force strategic bombing campaign thoroughly devastated Germany.
What did you take into an Anderson Shelter?
You took as much food and water as you could to keep you alive. You would take a suitcase and anything to keep you safe while the bombing was going on. :) happy to help :)
How devistating was the bombing in Germany during World War 2?
Far far greater than that inflicted on UK in 1940. Berlin Hamburg Dresden & Cologne, among other targets were particularly badly affected. The effect of both German fighter & anti aircraft artillery defence was much reduced by 1945. Having said that the Allied air foces took great losses in the air attacks.
How is a black eye healed?
Apply something cold to the affected area. Aside from that, there is not much else you can do but wait.
Was the bombing in hiroshima justifed?
To much people it was.
How did the European settlement affect the traditional economy?
they affecterd the area because they were not wanted bu the new comers . (:
How many people were killed in the fire raids on the cities in Japan and Germany?
Dresden (100,000+) Tokyo (100,000+) These were devastating raids, in Tokyo the city was built of wood and the incendiaries obliterated the city. Dresden was bombed by the British and the bombing is considered controversial because many consider it retaliation for the German bombings of England. The German government estimates the total number of German civilians killed in air raids at about 595,000. The figure given above for Dresden is far too high. Scholarly studies for a long time put the figure for Dresden at about 35,000. Since German reunfication in 1990 much of the centre of Dresden has been rebuilt and the human remains recovered, together with other evidence, point to a figure of 25,000-30,000, probably towards the upper end of this range. The raid on Dresden is controverial because it served no discernable military purpose at all. It's not fruitful or even possible to divide air raids on civilian targets into 'fire raids' and other raids.
How much did the Hiroshima bombing weight?
almost 10,000 pounds.
What happened with the bombing off Tokyo?
Much of Tokyo was destroyed.
How does wind affect sunflowers?
Wind affects plant growth by creating the problem of desiccation. The type an amount of plants that grow in an area will be affected by how much wind the area gets. An area that has lots of wind will only have plants that grow strong anchors. Vegetation tends to grow more on the side of a tree that will be less affected by the wind.
Can you recover after a cereabral vasucular attack?
This is now classified as CVI - Cerebral Vascular Incident, and yes, you can recover IF: 1. You received medical help in the first couple of hours after it happened. the longer the delay, the returns can be diminished. 2. How severe the damage was, and how much undamaged area remains next to the affected area. It is possible the undamaged area can grow connections into the affected area, and recover the memories or learning stored in the affected area. 3. How much time, and how hard you work, to recover, relearn or retrain the brain. DO NOT GET DISCOURAGED, THIS MAKES THE PROCESS HARDER. You can't go back and change what happened, go from where you are. DETERMINATION IS REQUIRED, BUT IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT, IT CAN BE LEARNED
What happened to countries that was bombed?
They suffered damage. How much damage depends on how much bombing they suffered and how accurate it was.
What is the meaning of 'microclimate'?
this is a local atmospheric zone where the climate differs from the surrounding area. It may be a few square feet or an area very much larger. For example an area may be affected by a body of water which may cool the temperature near to the water, but may be much higher some distance away
How do communities get affected by population growth?
They get affected because to much grows
