battle of world war ii

Presented by James Park, Chan Hee Lee, Sang woo Park

Arthur Harris, head of Bomber Command

one of the more controversial aspects of World War Two

1,300 bombers got through to their target.

Dresden was attacked seven times between 1944 and 1945

Air Chief Marshal Arthur Harris, head of RAF Bomber Command

the American Air Force in Europe during the bombing campaign against Nazi Germany.

Victims of the Dresden bombing raid.

A pyre of bodies in the aftermath.

Corpses in the central square after the attack.

After 12 weeks the surrender of the Armed Forces of Nazi Germany

Dresden from the air during the night attack

Mosquito marker planes dropped the target indicators, which glowed red to guide the bombers

Dresden had been northern Germany’s cultural centre – a city filled with museums and historic buildings

As the capital of a German principality and kingdom.

A Lancaster dropping bundles of 4 lb (1.8 kg) stick incendiaries over Duisburg on 14-15 October, 1944.

Seconds later, the same aircraft releases the main part of its load, a 4,000 lb (1,800 kg) HC "cookie" and 108 30 lb "J" incendiaries.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rtqu7bsPN8k

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