The Allied bombing campaign against Germany

• When the Germans developed a form of radar that enabled their night fighters to find an destroyed by Allied bombers, the RAF came up with an ingenious solution. ‘Window’ consisted of thousands of small strips of metal foil.  This produced a blizzard of confusing signals on enemy radar screens, making them virtually useless.

• The RAF developed Oboe- a device that sent out radio beams which bombers followed to help them find their target.

Was the Bombing of Germany justified?

To a certain extent, I do believe that the Bombing of German was justified. Strategic bombing was the accurate bombing of Ports, Factories, and buildings that contributed to the German War Effort. It is true that the bombing had almost no effect on War Production. This is because Germany was forced to channel resources to the War Economy that would have otherwise gone to the soldiers. So in one form or another, it meant that Germany was stuck in an economic deadlock, whereas the Allies were increasing production every year. However I do believe that the bombing of German to an extent was not justified and was a definite War crime. The bombing was immoral, especially in Dresden where the city was destroyed by a firestorm from allied bombing in February 1945. The raid killed 40,000 people. Moreover, Dresden was not particularly an important military or industrial target. Furthermore, Britain’s aim was to destroy the morale of the German people but it only strengthened their support for the war.

In conclusion to this essay, even though there was some wrong-doing in my perspective, I do think the Bombing of Germany was justified. It shortened the war and so saved many lives of civilians and soldiers and most of all it halted the German production that prevented the German’s from continuing their offensive at maximum potential.