<P> 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 RAF began bombing Germany 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 . </P>
<P> 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 RAF began bombing Germany 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 . </P>
when did the allies begin to bomb germany
when did the allies begin to bomb germany
March 1940
March 1940