PPT-Firebombing of Dresden

By Emily Wang Jennifer Wang Zoe Chau Tina Feng and Cindy Xiao Thesis During the Second World War the Firebombing of Dresden led to high civilian casualties and destruction of cultural relics ultimately proving the hypocrisy of both the Allies and Axis Powers. Of course there are so many things to be c onsidered and not every detail is provided here There are many other information offers prov ided by the TU Dresden the International Office and the Student Services It is always important to stay informed "You guys burnt the place down, turned it into a single column of flame. More people died there in the firestorm, in that one big flame, than died in Hiroshima and Nagasaki combined.". --Kurt Vonnegut, . 1803 – 1879. Began his professional career as a mathematician.. Introduced to architecture by Franz Christian Gau and. Jaques Ignace Hittorff. -Began work in Dresden, Germany. -Took part in Dresden uprising -1849. or The Children’s Crusade:. A Duty-Dance with Death. Kurt Vonnegut. Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007). Born to . an upper-middle . class family who lost their wealth during the Great Depression. His mother committed suicide. . Before and After WWII. By Ciara, Lily, Morgan, and Bridget . Summary- Prior to Bombing. Dresden is the capital of the Free State of the Saxony Region in Eastern Germany. It was home to the Electors and Kings of Saxony which explains the excessive palaces, museums, and historical artwork.. If you were going to attack, where do you think would be the best place to invade France?. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Overall Allied Commander of D-Day invasion. Gen. Omar Bradley. Oversees American attack on Utah and Omaha beachheads . By Sarah Welch. Dresden, February 1945. This was the destruction of Dresden. The Americans and British firebombed the German city for three days.. Kurt Vonnegut was a survivor.. But why was he there?. die . Hauptstadt. . Sachsens. Home to Kings. 1206 - Dresden’s . first mentioned. Kings . of Saxony. August the Strong. Catholic. King of Poland. 1694-1733. Dresden . Fürstenzug. Kultur. und . Architektur. The good of the many outweigh the needs of the few.. 4 Corners. All citizens must sacrifice when their country goes to war.. 4 Corners. Killing civilians is a war crime.. 4 Corners. Winning the war means destroying the enemy completely.. WW2: the first conflict in which bombing of civilians was a deliberate policy (by both sides). Bombers: dominant image of WW2. 140,000 British and American fliers dead, 21,000 bombers destroyed. Strategic bombing. “Charles De Gaulle Returns in Glory”. De Gaulle—leader of French Resistance. US Troops in Paris. Female French Collaborators. Question Prompts. Many historians consider D-Day the most important battle on the Western front and possibly in all of WWII… . teaching. budget. research. Facts & . Figures. 2015/2016. Facts . and. . Figures. . of. TU Dresden. 01 . Structure. 02 . Teaching. 03 . Budget. 04 . Research. 05 . Foreign. Relations. 2016/01/11. Linac. N. Mokhov, I. . Rakhno. , N. Solyak, A. Sukhanov and I. Tropin. SATIF-13. October 10-12, 2016. Outline. Introduction. Field Emission and Particle Tracking in SRF. MARS Model. Normal Operation: Radiation in Components and Tunnel. Drježdźany. , abgeleitet aus dem altsorbischen . Drežďany. „Sumpf-“ oder „Auwald-Bewohner“) ist die Landeshauptstadt des . Freistaates. . Sachsen. . . Dresden. -. Altstadt. . von. der .