OPERATION GOMORRA

An Allied attack on Hamburg, Germany ordered on May 27, 1943 and commenced on the night of July 24, 1943, during the peak of WWII. The attack consisted of 6 bombings. Four British Royal Air Force night raids were coordinated by Air Chief Marshal Arthur "Bomber" Harris, on the most heavily populations of citizens in the city.  Meanwhile, Major General Ira C. Eaker, of the U.S. Army Air Force interspersed two broad daylight air raids as part of their "Blitz Week," targeting military resources and the harbor. The continued bombing creates a firestorm in Hamburg. After the attack, over a million german refugees swarmed the rest of Germany, carrying with them, tales of the horrific event.


Casualties: over 40,000 German Citizens


"A great war leaves the country with three armies - an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves."
- German proverb