The RAF commander who ordered the
controversial fire-bombing of Dresden which killed an estimated 25,000
civilians during World War II said he would do it again in a long lost
interview filmed 30 years after the end of the conflict.
Former
marshal of the Royal Air Force, Sir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris, gave the
green light for the 1945 bombing which reduced the city in Saxony,
Germany, to rubble.
The
attack was widely criticised because of 'blanket bombing' which hit
civilian areas as well as military targets - killing thousands of
innocents.
But the newly-discovered interview with
Sir Arthur, which was filmed in 1977 and will be aired for the first
time on the BBC tonight, shows the RAF chief defending his decision.
0 comMENTS:
Post a Comment