The Effectiveness of Strategic Bombing in World War II United States Air Force Academy April 24th‚ 2013 History 100 – T4B Major Buchy Kevin Mitchell Words: 1‚1911 On the first of September‚ 1939 the beginning of the deadliest war the world has ever seen was initiated. By the fall of 1939‚ Hitler had a nearly seven years as the Chancellor of Germany and was beginning to initiate his plans to bring mainland Europe under Nazi control. This World War was drastically different than the previous
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Overall‚ the Allied strategic bombing of Germany proved to be highly significant in the Second World War. By the end of the war‚ it was very significant in hindering the German economy forcing Germany to redirect resources away from the war effort and instead‚ investing in the reconstruction of damaged buildings and roads caused by the bombings. It was also very significant at relieving pressure at the Eastern front which is where the war was won by the dominant Russian force. It was less significant
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"World War 2 was a war fought in two distinct phases. The first was the last war of a new generation. The second was emphatically the first of a new era" . <br><br>"The British strategic bomber campaign was of doubtful cost effectiveness" . Bomber Command was by far the largest claimant on labour and factory space within the armed forces. Relative to their size they suffered more casualties than any other sector. <br><br>The Anglo-American bomber force was divided in terms of strategy. Bomber Command
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The Bombing of Dresden The bombing of Dresden was a major military action by the alliance of the British Royal Air Force and the United States Army Air Force. Taking place in World War II‚ their target was to take out a popular area that was used as a major rail communication and transportation centre. The territory was known to contain housing for one hundred and ten factories and fifty thousand workers. This accumulation of people contributed to and supported the Nazi group. Both British
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and Japanese cities. These bombings were targeted at cities with innocent civilians‚ who were injured and killed during these attacks. Aerial bombardment is a form of strategic bombing‚ used to sap the population and strike fear in the hearts of civilians. Aerial bombing striped the German and Japanese civilians of their hope‚ and their spirit. The civilians lived in constant fear of air raids‚ and of the future. The United States was not justified in using aerial bombing German and Japanese cities
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Evan Forsell Strategic Air Raids and Nuclear Bombing of Japan World War II was a war of unprecedented feats and military actions. Never before had two global superpowers faced off and clashed in predominately ocean-based warfare. In addition‚ the tremendous focus on air power and supremacy was unique to the modern warfare tactics of World War II. In the end‚ America’s military expansion and strategy of systematically bombing Japanese cities and military targets was successful‚ although it did
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Suicide Bombing: Suicide Bombing (also known as suicide attack‚ homicide bombing‚ or "kamikaze") is an attack intended to kill others and inflict widespread damage‚ in which the attacker expects or intends to die in the process. Suicide attacks began occurring in Pakistan from 2002 onward and their frequency went up significantly after 2007‚ the year when the military operation was carried out against Jamia Hafsa in Islamabad and the Chief Justice of Pakistan was sacked by the then military
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terrorist bomb attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building and would remain the most destructive act of terrorism until 9/11. That being said everyone knows about 9/11 but very few know about the Oklahoma bombing‚ rescue efforts & casualties‚ and memorial. First Main Point: Bombing On the morning of April 19‚ 1995 Timothy McVeigh parked a rented Ryder truck full of explosives in the Murrah Federal Building drop-off zone centered under the building’s day-care center. At 9:02a.m. The truck
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Can the bombing of dresden be justified? On the evening of February 13‚ 1945‚ a series of Allied firebombing raids begins against the German city of Dresden‚ reducing the “Florence of the Elbe” to rubble and flames‚ and killing as many as 135‚000 people.More than 3‚400 tons of explosives were dropped on the city by 800 American and British aircraft. The firestorm created by the two days of bombing set the city burning for many more days‚ littering the streets with charred corpses‚ including many
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Was the bombing of Dresden and Hamburg justified? During the Second World War‚ allied forces targeted German cities for mass aerial bombardment. Two of the cities which felt the full brunt of RAF bombings were Dresden and Hamburg. This air campaign killed an estimated 600‚000 civilians and destroyed or seriously damaged some six million homes. The strategy used also came at a cost as Bomber Command throughout the bombing campaigns had 57‚143 men killed. The target’s for area bombing were chosen
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