[BlueLancer]

The book, “Dresden - February 13, 1945” by Frederick Taylor, published in 2005, makes it quite clear that there were valid reasons for the bombing of Dresden, particularly the fact that it was a key rail intersection between the West and East Fronts, allowing rapid movement of troops and supplies to both fronts. Additionally, there was a still a fairly large industrial component present in the city that supported the war effort. The railroad component of the argument, by itself, in my mind, would be sufficient to warrant the city’s destruction.

[CodeToad]

“The railroad component of the argument, by itself, in my mind, would be sufficient to warrant the city’s destruction.”

The fact that there was one single living person in the city warrants its total destruction. The mere fact the city existed warranted its total destruction. It was war, not a civil matter but a military one. Kill everyone and destroy everything until the enemy ceases to exist or unconditionally surrenders; that is war.

[Monterrosa-24]

I’ve seen so many figures for the total number of fatalities in the Dresden raids. 140,000 is the number that was once bandied about.

[Monterrosa-24]

I’ve seen so many figures for the total number of fatalities in the Dresden raids. 140,000 is the number that was once bandied about.

[muawiyah]

At the same time the Allies knew where all the death camps were and McCloy refused to allow any bombing of the railheads serving those camps ~ some suspect because his real master, Joe Stalin wanted to kill as many Jews as possible (one of the things the Kremlin and the Fuhrer Bunker agreed on).

So, no railroad bombing arguments are valid when you are bouncing around moral quandries ~