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Why Churchill personally approved the Dresden strike:

Posted on: August 7, 2019 at 12:02:38 CT

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Dresden was a major rail transport and communication center that contained 110 factories and 50,000 workers in support of the German war effort. It was fortified by air cover and anti-aircraft guns

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Churchill on the bombing of Dresden - Emmanuel Goldstein - 8/7 11:34:14

RE: Churchill on the bombing of Dresden - redngray MU - 8/7 13:40:57

Second guessing something that happened 70 years ago? - Chievous'Bandaid MU - 8/7 12:55:24

It’s not second guessing (nm) - pickle MU

- 8/7 13:32:39

Arguing about decisions 70 years ago most certainly is. - Chievous'Bandaid MU - 8/7 13:46:58

It isn’t (nm) - pickle MU

- 8/7 13:51:43

Why Churchill personally approved the Dresden strike: - Spanky KU - 8/7 12:02:38

That was the pretext for a terror bombing as Churchill - Emmanuel Goldstein - 8/7 12:10:19

You should change your handle to Billy Pilgrim - Ferg STL - 8/7 12:24:27

Hey! A literary post - pickle MU

- 8/7 12:38:47

No - Spanky KU - 8/7 12:11:12

When faced with facts - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 8/7 12:15:31

Yep... He fails to understand that Churchill stated - Spanky KU - 8/7 12:19:28

No I understand it completely. You have your head up your - Emmanuel Goldstein - 8/7 12:25:30

No. It was a military target that became - Spanky KU - 8/7 12:55:22

Yeah because it was decided to use that as a pretext - Emmanuel Goldstein - 8/7 13:38:08

Try again. - Spanky KU - 8/7 13:45:37

Hindsight is 20/20 on all things... - Gyro MU - 8/7 11:48:22