How Many Died in the Bombing of Dresden?

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The question of many people died in the World War II Allied bombing of Dresden has been politically charged for decades. Now, a commission of historians has said the real total could be much lower than previously thought. But the debate likely won't go away...

more: Death Toll Debate: How Many Died in the Bombing of Dresden? - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International

[ToughOmbre]

Not controversial to me. 55 to 60 million people died in WW II, majority were civilians. Adjusting/revising the number of casualties of a single raid 60 years later is rather pointless.

War is hell.

TO

[Erich]

well it is more than 18,000 but not 150-250,000 in my estimation. my relatives in Germany still believe the highest total and truthfully there we so many refugees and large families retreating from the Soviets they were bottlenecked in the old town trying to get out at all hours of the day and night

I could easily grasp some 35,000 killed and the possibility of much more if neighbor towns like Meißen are included and other major cities that the RAF and US AF's attacked in February of 45 to the overall total.

[timshatz]

35k is the number I've heard that sounded accurate as well. Heard the propaganda types added the 100K number.