What was the most devastating bombing of World War II?

Sapna

The Hiroshima/Nagasaki disaster. May 14 06, 12:16 PM

SENTENTIA

Hiroshima: 130,000 Deaths Nagasaki: 75,000 Deaths But......... ...."Before getting into this, I should note that just on the fire bombing of March 9-10, 1944, near 100,000 Japanese civilians were killed, more than died in the Hiroshima atomic bombing. In the war overall, bombing of Japanese cities might have killed about 337,000, including my estimate of 165,000 by atomic bombs, the quintessential city and civilian killers. Equally indiscriminate bombing of German cities by the United States and Britain may have killed about 410,000 German civilians"... http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/COMM.10.5.03.HTM May 14 06, 12:34 PM

myjoey

It was the firebombing of Tokyo on March 9, 1945. Since most buildings were made of wood and paper, 1660 tons of incendiary bombs were used on one of the most densely populated areas in the world. Over 100,000 civilians died and 100,000 others injured. May 14 06, 12:40 PM

miltonebx

I believe that the allis need not apologize for the bombing or ddestruction of any Axis cities. They startedit and we finished it. Bataan, Nanking, concentration camps. Japan had an Atomic Bomb project and actually tested a small bomb on one of their northern islands. Near the end of the war, Germany, knowing that they would lose, sent a U-Boat with research data and paraphanalia to Japan. What do you think Japan would have done if they completed their project? May 14 06, 1:08 PM

davejacobs

February 13/14 1945: Holocaust over Dresden, known as the Florence of the North. Dresden was a hospital city for wounded soldiers. Not one military unit, not one anti-aircraft battery was deployed in the city. Together with the 600.000 refugees from Breslau, Dresden was filled with nearly 1.2 million people. Churchill had asked for "suggestions how to blaze 600.000 refugees". He wasn't interested how to target military installations 60 miles outside of Dresden. More than 700.000 phosphorus bombs were dropped on 1.2 million people. One bomb for every 2 people. The temperature in the centre of the city reached 1600 o centigrade. More than 260.000 bodies and residues of bodies were counted. But those who perished in the centre of the city can't be traced. Approximately 500.000 children, women, the elderly, wounded soldiers and the animals of the zoo were slaughtered in one night. http://www.rense.com/general19/flame.htm May 14 06, 2:52 PM

davejacobs

Another site that describes the Dresden holocaust. So poignant it makes one want to weep. http://www.spearhead.com/0502-em.html May 14 06, 2:57 PM

helenasykes

But is it not true that at least thousands of people have died since the bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima from the after effects? May 14 06, 3:30 PM

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