Criminal - no. Shocking - yes. Even Churchill said Dresden was going to far.
Whilst they were mostly civillians killed in those raids, they undoubtedly had friends and family in uniform, they worked towards the war effort whether they wanted to or not, and whether it was working in a munitions factory, knitting sweaters, or picking apples. Every bomb dropped was a step towards peace.
Memorial or not, we will remember them, on all sides.
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