Timeline Thursday 15 February 1945

Events on Thursday 15 February 1945 1

• 1945 Bombing of Dresden Allied firebombing destroys the German city British and American bombers dropped incendiary and high-explosive bombs on Dresden over three days, creating a firestorm that destroyed most of the historic city center. Estimates of civilian deaths range from about 25,000 upward. The raid remains one of the most controversial Allied actions of the war.