Civilian casualties of strategic bombing
| City | Date | Low estimates | High estimates | Attacking force | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden | 13/02/1945 to 15/02/1945 | 25,000 | 35,000 | British Royal Air Force (RAF) and United States Army Air Force (USAAF) | Fire storm [2][3] |
| Hamburg | July 1943 | 50,000 | 50,000 | British Royal Air Force (RAF) and United States Army Air Force (USAAF) | Fire storm [4] |
| Hiroshima | 06/08/1945 | 90,000 | 140,000 | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) | First atomic bomb used in war[5] |
| Nagasaki | 09/08/1945 | 73,884 | 80,000 | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) | Plutonium bomb [6] |
See also
- Bombing of Dresden in World War II
- Bombing of Hamburg in World War II
- Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- The Blitz
- Aerial bombing of cities
References
Notes
- ^ Duga, James. Ploesti (html--Google books). Retrieved 2009-03-26.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Bergander, Götz. Dresden im Luftkrieg: Vorgeschichte-Zerstörung-Folgen.
- ^ Evans, Richard J. The Bombing of Dresden in 1945: Falsification of statistics.
- ^ Dyson, Freeman. "Part I: A Failure of Intelligence". Technology Review. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
- ^ "Firebombing Japan". darkchilde@bookmice.net. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- ^ Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation (BEIR VII) report to the National Academies of Science, 2007