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2024-06-12 16:53:30 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: BC99D99E1552463A7DA68ADF6B136502921A9DB4B6FEA2132CFCF6AD48F9D67B
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Headline is completely wrong: By a factor of 40. https://repository.lsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4267&context=gradschool_theses#:~:text=World%20War%20II%20witnessed%20the,79%2C265%20Americans%20and%2079%2C281%20British The text below reduces it to the bombing of only three cities. Bombing Dresden in a bit more than a day used 2500 tons of bombs. Planes were still small. A special tactic was used to maximize destruction and loss of human lives https://www.mdr.de/nachrichten/sachsen/dresden/dresden-radebeul/bomben-angriff-krieg-februar-nationalsozialismus-100.html
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