80 years after the bombing: Discovered dud in Lauta!
80 years after the bombing: Discovered dud in Lauta!
Lauta, Deutschland - On March 22, 2025, the historical event that was aimed at the aluminum plant in Lauta 80 years ago will be remembered. During the Second World War, hundreds of tons of bombs were thrown onto the work, with the last attack on March 22, 1945. An attack that was not only aimed at the Brabag plant in Schwarzheide (today BASF), but also hit Lauta due to poor coordination when about 30 bombers warm up twelve 10-center bombs, such as Sächsische.de reports.
Despite the end of the war, the consequences of these attacks are still noticeable. Again and again are discovered in the region. It was not until the beginning of 2023 that an unexploded man was found during dredging work at the Carolbrücke in Dresden, which had to be defused. In addition, in January 2023, two more bombs nearby without detonator found their way to light, which underlines the constant danger that is still lurking in the surface.
The air strikes on Dresden
The air strikes on Dresden, which were carried out by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) in February 1945, draw a picture of destruction and human suffering. From February 13th to 15th, Dresden was haunted by several waves of attack, which was estimated to be between 22,700 and 25,000 lives. Historical studies refuted the exaggerated numbers of the Nazi propaganda and confirmed the massive damage to the city center and industrial infrastructure, as described.
The criticism of the air warfare of the Allies, especially the British area Bombing Directive, was not unjustified. Historians discuss the moral and legal implications of the surface bombs that many want to classify as war crimes. These discussions take place in the context of the Allied strategic compulsion, which after the stalling of their offensive in autumn 1944, increasingly rely on air strikes to damage military and infrastructural goals.
The legacy of the bombing
The bombing in Dresden does not only represent the violence of the war, but also the complex legacy of air warfare during the Second World War. The attacks, so they may be controversial, were part of a larger military strategy that aimed to undermine the moral resilience of the German population and to destroy indicative industrial goals. These tactics led to the fact that cities such as Dresden, Frankfurt am Main and Hamburg were affected by massive destruction, which resulted in numerous number of victims that are still in the collective memory, as is summarized in overview of the Allied air strikes in the German Empire DetailsOrt Lauta, Deutschland Quellen
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