The bombing of Dresden was a British-American aerial bombing attack on the city of Dresden, the resources of the German state of Saxony, throughout World Battle II. In four raids in between 13 and also 15 February 1945, 722 heavy bombing planes of the British Royal Flying Force (RAF) as well as 527 of the United States Military Air Forces (USAAF) went down more than 3,900 lots of high-explosive bombs and also incendiary devices on the city. The battle as well as the resulting firestorm ruined greater than 1,600 acres (6.5 km2) of the city centre. An approximated 22,700 to 25,000 individuals were eliminated. Three more USAAF air assault complied with, 2 occurring on 2 March aimed at the city s railway marshalling lawn as well as one smaller sized raid on 17 April targeted at commercial locations. Immediate German propaganda asserts following the assaults as well as postwar discussions of whether the strikes were justified have led to the battle turning into one of the moral causes célèb...