The Allied Bombing of German Cities in World War Two Was Unjustifiable
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Allied Bombing of Germany in the Autumn of 1942
The Soviets eventually lost nine million servicemen and women, killed. This was more than 23 times as many as the United Kingdom. The implications for Britain facing Germany alone were terrifying. Churchill could not deny Chief Marshal Portwell's argument that the British Army could do very little. Only the RAF could intervene with the aerial bombardment of targets in Germany. Stalin refused to acknowledge Churchill’s argument that the strategic bombing campaign was a surrogate for the second front,. Yet he consequently showed considerable interest.
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