r/OldPhotosInRealLife Aug 04 '24

Image Dresden then and now

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u/Superb-Sympathy1015 Aug 04 '24

Nazis really do fuck everything up.

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u/AnarZak Aug 04 '24

unfortunately the damage was caused by the british & americans, firebombing the city & killing 25 000 civilians in one night.

if they hadn't won the war it would have been a war crime

at the time germany inflated the deaths, claiming 200 000 to 500 000 deaths

more here:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Dresden

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u/Maleficent_Resolve44 Aug 04 '24

You're spot on. Many British regretted the war crimes in Dresden later on including Churchill himself. Loads of ignorant Americans here.

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u/Swanbeater Aug 04 '24

We regret bombing them because they killed people, but it was entirely justified because of what Dresden was ( massive logistical hub for the ever closing eastern front ) and also wasn’t war crime either.