The Germans fire bombed many cities in England. They destroyed many cities in Russia. They reaped what they sowed. Tired of this crying over Dresden for 80 years because of John Irving’s book. Enough.
Cue the violins. The Germans started the war and murdered millions of innocent people in their death camps. The Germans all knew about it, cheered on the Nazi killing machine and supported the murder of millions of people they deemed to be subhuman. Dresden was just Karma and karma is a bitch.
The deliberate terror bombing of a civilian population was pioneered by the Japanese in their conquest of China. It was pursued by Hitler who bombed the hell out of London and other English cities in an attempt to bring England to its knees. Dresden was an atrocity, yes, but Allied victory was by no means assured when it happened. Add the civilian casualties in Britain, France, and Poland to the millions slaughtered in the Holocaust and then provide ACCURATE figures of loss of life in Dresden. Then maybe we can have a discussion.
I lost an uncle in the firebombing of Dresden, and I dispute your description of it as a war crime. My uncle died in a mission to free the Hermans and ALL peoples from a genocide, much like we see today.
Dresden was a horrible place to be at that time. War is awful. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t defend yourself against invaders or violent criminals. It just means war is awful and should be a last resort. Once you’ve been invaded or attacked, you need to defend yourself. Freedom isn’t free, and you need to prepare yourself as best you can to protect it.
Despite Dresden, modern pseudo-seekers find fault with God that when Joshua led the army of Israel against savage tribes who had tried to annihilate the Jews, as people did then, God’s people waged total war against their enemies.
This article contains a citation from David Irving, a renowned Holocaust denier. The bombing of Dresden was a horrible incident and a brutal tactic that did not advance any strategic objective to ending the war. It was said that the immolation of a non-strategic target in Germany might have been retribution for the London blitz, Hitler’s terror tactic to cow the Brits into surrender or the unnecessary destruction of Coventry, another non-strategic target, earlier on in the war. Judgements made apres guerre are always subject to historical revision or in the case of David Irving, with a keen slant against Allied efforts win the war against Germany.
Hunt a bit harder for your facts. I have read quite widely about this event. Dresden was a terrible raid, but the numbers cannot be substantiated. You quote David Irving, but my reading shows that his early high estimates were considerable reduced by him in the end. The official Dresden City archives have researched rhe death toll and their estimate is nearer 25,000 than the extraordinary numbers you quote. The Nazis did claim 200,000 dead in propaganda messages but there is nothing I can find which supports this.
I have not forgotten. Our history began with the genocide of the native people, continued with the enslavement of African natives, Commission of Atrocities in Wars, and support for ruthless rulers like Putin.
The EVIL that men do. That is a very tough but important read. Thank you.
The Germans fire bombed many cities in England. They destroyed many cities in Russia. They reaped what they sowed. Tired of this crying over Dresden for 80 years because of John Irving’s book. Enough.
Cue the violins. The Germans started the war and murdered millions of innocent people in their death camps. The Germans all knew about it, cheered on the Nazi killing machine and supported the murder of millions of people they deemed to be subhuman. Dresden was just Karma and karma is a bitch.
The deliberate terror bombing of a civilian population was pioneered by the Japanese in their conquest of China. It was pursued by Hitler who bombed the hell out of London and other English cities in an attempt to bring England to its knees. Dresden was an atrocity, yes, but Allied victory was by no means assured when it happened. Add the civilian casualties in Britain, France, and Poland to the millions slaughtered in the Holocaust and then provide ACCURATE figures of loss of life in Dresden. Then maybe we can have a discussion.
Dresden was retaliation for Coventry. War is stupid.
“FEWER JEWS DIED
IN THE ENTIRE WAR
THAN WE, THE BRITISH
KILLED IN ONE NIGHT
IN ONE BOMBING RAID
ON ONE CITY
namely DRESDEN.”
I lost an uncle in the firebombing of Dresden, and I dispute your description of it as a war crime. My uncle died in a mission to free the Hermans and ALL peoples from a genocide, much like we see today.
There are so many war crimes and criminals
Is this deliberate re-writing of history or merely ignorance of the facts?
Dresden was a horrible place to be at that time. War is awful. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t defend yourself against invaders or violent criminals. It just means war is awful and should be a last resort. Once you’ve been invaded or attacked, you need to defend yourself. Freedom isn’t free, and you need to prepare yourself as best you can to protect it.
Despite Dresden, modern pseudo-seekers find fault with God that when Joshua led the army of Israel against savage tribes who had tried to annihilate the Jews, as people did then, God’s people waged total war against their enemies.
**FAFO**
This article contains a citation from David Irving, a renowned Holocaust denier. The bombing of Dresden was a horrible incident and a brutal tactic that did not advance any strategic objective to ending the war. It was said that the immolation of a non-strategic target in Germany might have been retribution for the London blitz, Hitler’s terror tactic to cow the Brits into surrender or the unnecessary destruction of Coventry, another non-strategic target, earlier on in the war. Judgements made apres guerre are always subject to historical revision or in the case of David Irving, with a keen slant against Allied efforts win the war against Germany.
Thank you
Hunt a bit harder for your facts. I have read quite widely about this event. Dresden was a terrible raid, but the numbers cannot be substantiated. You quote David Irving, but my reading shows that his early high estimates were considerable reduced by him in the end. The official Dresden City archives have researched rhe death toll and their estimate is nearer 25,000 than the extraordinary numbers you quote. The Nazis did claim 200,000 dead in propaganda messages but there is nothing I can find which supports this.
I have not forgotten. Our history began with the genocide of the native people, continued with the enslavement of African natives, Commission of Atrocities in Wars, and support for ruthless rulers like Putin.