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Bombing of Dresden (1945)

13–15 Feb 1945 — Air raids on Dresden create a firestorm that kills about 25,000 people. The ethics of area bombing remain contested.

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Site of memory
Chapter
End of WW2 in Europe (chapter 13 of WW2)
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The War Room — WW2, 1936–1945
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Map showing Bombing of Dresden (1945), site of memory in The War Room — WW2, 1936–1945
SITE OF MEMORY · THE WAR ROOM — WW2, 1936–1945

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