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Chainfire

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8. The war was in its final days, Nazi Germany was breathing its last gasps

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Feb 13, 2023, 11:55 AM

Feb 2023

Dresden was not a "military" target as much as a cultural center. It served no military purpose and the bombing was an act of wanton murder and destruction. Terror for terror's sake. Dresden was packed with refugees fleeing the Russians, mostly women and children. I believe that it was a war crime, and I am deeply ashamed that we did it.

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On February 13, 1945, the Allies begin firebombing Dresden. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2023 OP

And then there is this... Joinfortmill Feb 2023 #1

Did the bombing kill the prisoners in that camp? 3Hotdogs Feb 2023 #4

Google is your friend. Here is a link. Joinfortmill Feb 2023 #6

Why did germany kill 6 million Jews. The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #2

It was around 1975. I met a woman, around 45 years old. She was a kid who survived that bombing. 3Hotdogs Feb 2023 #3

War is hell. And that is the truth. Joinfortmill Feb 2023 #5

Slaughterhouse-Five HUAJIAO Feb 2023 #7

The war was in its final days, Nazi Germany was breathing its last gasps Chainfire Feb 2023 #8

My Dad was there when the camps were liberated... "It's all true", he said. Joinfortmill Feb 2023 #9

Are you implying that one action validates the other? Chainfire Feb 2023 #10

No. Joinfortmill Feb 2023 #11