strategic bombing in wwii begain on 7 september 1940.
when did strategic bombing in wwii begin?
7 september 1940
strategic bombing during world war ii began on 1 september 1939 when germany invaded poland and the "luftwaffe" (german air force) began bombing cities and the civilian population in poland in an indiscriminate aerial bombardment campaign. as the war continued to expand, bombing by both the axis and the allies increased significantly. the royal air force began bombing military targets in germany, such as docks and shipyards, in march 1940. in september 1940, the luftwaffe began targeting british cities in 'the blitz'. after the beginning of operation barbarossa in june 1941, the luftwaffe attacked soviet cities and infrastructure. from 1942 onward, the british bombing campaign against germany became less restrictive and increasingly targeted industrial sites and eventually, civilian areas. when the united states began flying bombing missions against germany, it reinforced these efforts and controversial firebombings were carried out against hamburg (1943), dresden (1945), and other german cities.
strategic bombing during world war ii
approximately 410,000 german civilians were killed in the strategic bombing.





























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section::::strategic bombing.:a.





























bullet::::- bombing of augsburg in world war ii





























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bullet::::- bombing of braunschweig (october 1944); the main raid was on 14/15 october 1944 by no. 5 group raf and part of the 24-hour operation hurricane, where around 10,000 tons were dropped.





























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bullet::::- bombing of darmstadt in world war ii; the raid on 11/12 september 1944 resulted in a firestorm





























bullet::::- bombing of duisburg in world war ii





























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bullet::::- bombing of essen in world war ii





























section::::strategic bombing.:h.
list of strategic bombing over germany in world war ii