Hamburg - A Little History

I have mentioned the firebombing of Hamburg several times so far.  So, now seems to be a point to stop and show what my father was surrounded by.

Hamburg during the firebombing.

Photo taken soon after the fire.

 

Population returning to the remains of Hamburg.

42,000 were reported dead from the fire, 37,000 injured, over 1,000,000 left homeless, half of all buildings destroyed in the city.  This was the price borne by the population of Hamburg.  Net result?  War materials productions was stopped for one week and capacity reduced by 10%.  No, it was not manufacturing targeted, the British purposefully bombed the compact housing areas of the ordinary worker - for maximum damage and death tolls (well documented in even Britain's archives).

When people challenge me, as a Hutterite, as to my pacifism - I have to point no further than to Dresden and Hamburg, not to even mention other cities whom were also on the receiving side of the Allied cause of firebombing "strategic" targets.....