The bombing of Hamburg, particularly Operation Gomorrah
The bombing of Hamburg, particularly Operation Gomorrah, is one of the most devastating examples of aerial warfare in history. For the people of Hamburg, the summer of 1943 brought unimaginable terror, loss, and destruction. The bombing campaign was part of the broader Allied strategy to weaken Nazi Germany by crippling its industrial capacity, but for the people on the ground, it turned their homes, neighborhoods, and lives into a hellish inferno.