WW2- a mind blowing time in history

[Wanderin' Zero]

As is to be expected.

My point being that I for one never really thought about the toll of the war on the German population as I have never been confronted by it.

I'm not saying the Germans are innocent, but I may be persuaded that the German population was in some ways also a victim of the madness that was Hitler and his 3rd Reich.

Then you should now understand why the unveiling of the statue of Bomber Harris caused such unhappiness in Germany.

[FrankH]

Then you should now understand why the unveiling of the statue of Bomber Harris caused such unhappiness in Germany.

Had he had been German , he would have without doubt been tried for war crimes.

[Marekjan]

Had he had been German , he would have without doubt been tried for war crimes.

Frank
Great Britain did not start the WWII. Look at the pictures of bombed Warsaw, Gdansk and other Polish cities. Not much difference to Dresden.
Every 5th Pole died in the WWII.

[wombat57]

The winning side will never be tried for war crimes.

[Springer]

Generally speaking, exterminating ethnic groups of people on an an industrial scale, would be considered a war crime. I don't think the British Forces were involved in that.

[Wanderin' Zero]

The firebombing of Dresden was one of the most inhumane acts ever carried out in human history and it had no purpose other than to break German civilian morale. It sits on the same moral plane of atrocity as the mass shooting of civilians. There is no excuse for it.

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[Gunservant]

Generally speaking, exterminating ethnic groups of people on an an industrial scale, would be considered a war crime. I don't think the British Forces were involved in that.

Apart from what they did during the Anglo-Boer War, the Sudan and India...but that is the subject of a whole other disussion entirely :)

The firebombing of Dresden was one of the most inhumane acts ever carried out on human history and it had no purpose other than to break German civilian morale. It sits on the same moral plane of atrocity as the mass shooting of civilians. There is no excuse for it.

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+1. There is only victor's justice. Sadly that it just the way it works.

[Wanderin' Zero]

Generally speaking, exterminating ethnic groups of people on an an industrial scale, would be considered a war crime. I don't think the British Forces were involved in that.

Really? You're naive.

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[fivefivesix]

That Dresden raid alone reflected the following numbers: 2 days, 1300 allied bombers, 3900 tons of explosives, 25 000 people killed.

[Springer]

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Seriously? I am a lot of things mate. Naive is not one of them. An apology would be in order.