I think some of the bombing was overkill on the part of the allies since they bombed it several days and nights straight and also it was said to be a very historic town and mostly wooden buildings causing a fire storm.
Also I read that it was a token show for the Russians that the US and the UK were helping them out in their drive to the west.
I am not saying Dresden did not deserve to get bombed to the ground, but it is such a historic waste at the end of the war, for a town that was mostly untouched by the bombing up to that point.

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