ALLIED FIREBOMBING ON HAMBURG, DRESDEN, AND TOKYO

The three main instances of incendiary warfare in WWII began in Hamburg in 1943 and followed by Dresden and Tokyo in 1945. The idea of “area bombing,” or as some cynically state, “city killing,” was a new concept to warfare, with the aim of destroying large areas, indiscriminate of population/industry/etc. At least nominally, the cities were selected for their strategic attributes; revisionist theory has provided modern historians with myriad motivations and justifications. The fact remains, however, that these three cities were demolished during the War and their populations decimated, irrespective of alleged strategic importance.

HAMBURG

DRESDEN

TOKYO

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