Bombing the German cities was killing civilians. Many people believed this was wrong and that aerial attacks should be targeted at industrial and military facilities.
To frighten the English people, which was the main reason for bombing cities.
The bombing of Dresden and other German cities during World War II resulted in extensive destruction of infrastructure, significant civilian casualties, and a profound psychological impact on the German populace. In Dresden alone, an estimated 25,000 people were killed, and much of the city was reduced to rubble, leading to widespread homelessness and suffering. Additionally, these bombings aimed to disrupt German military logistics and morale, contributing to the overall weakening of the Nazi war effort. The devastation sparked ongoing debates about the ethical implications of targeting civilian populations in wartime.
Sorry- no way to answer- it would be difficult to determine exactly when and where the "First" bombing of WW 2 took place. Bombing had been used as a weapon against military personnel long before strategic bombing of cities took place.
Evacuation of children and other vulnerable people started on 3 September 1939 because immediate bombing of cities was expected.
The Luftwaffe, German term for their air force, was bombing anyone, anything and in particular the shipping ports of London. It was used as a scare tactic of the English people. It only strengthened their resolved to defeat the madman Hitler and the evil Nazis. That was their concept of the Nazis.
Children in cities in danger of bombing from the German Air Force were removed from their homes in the city and homed with people in the country where there was less danger. This was a traumatic episode in their lives but it saved many of them from the terrors of the German bombing.
By bombing British cities and Lord Haw Haw's radio broadcasts from Berlin.
To frighten the English people, which was the main reason for bombing cities.
Because the weapons were dropped on large cities.
The bombing of Dresden and other German cities during World War II resulted in extensive destruction of infrastructure, significant civilian casualties, and a profound psychological impact on the German populace. In Dresden alone, an estimated 25,000 people were killed, and much of the city was reduced to rubble, leading to widespread homelessness and suffering. Additionally, these bombings aimed to disrupt German military logistics and morale, contributing to the overall weakening of the Nazi war effort. The devastation sparked ongoing debates about the ethical implications of targeting civilian populations in wartime.
The fact that two cities were layed flat, the number of people that died and the number of people with extrange disease after that.
The Nazis devasted Warsaw in September 1939 and Rotterdam in May 1940 before Britain starting bombing German cities.
To try to avoid bomb blast, shrapnel, flying glass, falling buildings, etc. The Germans did the same later during the Allied bombings of Berlin and other cities.
Many people would disagree with that premise.
Nazi Germany was trying to bomb the British people into surrendering and ending the war.
Sorry- no way to answer- it would be difficult to determine exactly when and where the "First" bombing of WW 2 took place. Bombing had been used as a weapon against military personnel long before strategic bombing of cities took place.
Evacuation of children and other vulnerable people started on 3 September 1939 because immediate bombing of cities was expected.