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Of those cities,the bed army requested that Dresden as an important transport hub,be...

Of those cities,
the bed army requested that Dresden as an important transport hub,
be bombed to disrupt German reinforcements
coming into the battle area

Full Transcript

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Of those cities, the bed army requested that Dresden
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as an important transport hub, be bombed
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to disrupt German reinforcements coming into the battle area.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
01:27:54
Uploaded
Mar 27, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
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Movie Summary

The Lancaster Bomber, synonymous with the Dambusters and night raids on Nazi Germany.
And Dresden was full of refugees - Lancaster 00:09
And Dresden was full of refugees
They all came because, well, that was safe. - Lancaster 00:06
They all came because, well, that was safe.
The attack was planned as a deliberate effort to destroy morale - Lancaster 00:09
The attack was planned as a deliberate effort to destroy mor...
I was born in Stoke—on—Trent - Lancaster 00:13
I was born in Stoke—on—Trent
That... that did affect me at the briefing - Lancaster 00:08
That... that did affect me at the briefing
The briefing was no different - Lancaster 00:05
The briefing was no different
We were told to Mark the marshalling yards and that sort of thing - Lancaster 00:12
We were told to Mark the marshalling yards and that sort of ...
People think that we bombed a little town - Lancaster 00:07
People think that we bombed a little town
It was also a staging point for the people defending Berlin. - Lancaster 00:07
It was also a staging point for the people defending Berlin.
One thousand six hundred heavy bombers - Lancaster 00:09
One thousand six hundred heavy bombers
And Dresden would be an all—Lancaster operation. - Lancaster 00:06
And Dresden would be an all—Lancaster operation.
796 of the aircraft were launched against the city. - Lancaster 00:06
796 of the aircraft were launched against the city.
Well, I don't know what's the right word - Lancaster 00:12
Well, I don't know what's the right word
I was at home in Chemnitz on half term. - Lancaster 00:06
I was at home in Chemnitz on half term.
I was then 16 - Lancaster 00:09
I was then 16
You could hear it on the glass vibrating. - Lancaster 00:05
You could hear it on the glass vibrating.
Such big squadrons coming over. - Lancaster 00:05
Such big squadrons coming over.
The sound of it alone made you frightened. - Lancaster 00:06
The sound of it alone made you frightened.
And we thought, "that must be Dresden." - Lancaster 00:07
And we thought, "that must be Dresden."
We were dropping a target indicator on Dresden. - Lancaster 00:06
We were dropping a target indicator on Dresden.