THE BOMBING OF HAMBURG
July 24,1943
Operation Gomorrah
The attack during the last week of July, 1943, Operation Gomorrah, created one of the greatest firestorms raised by the RAF and United States Army Air Force in WWII, killing roughly 50,000 civilians in Hamburg and practically destroying the entire city. The unusually warm weather and good conditions meant that the bombing was unusually concentrated around the intended targets and also created a vortex and whirling updraft of super-heated air which created a 1,500-foot-high tornado of fire, a totally unexpected effect. Various other previously used techniques and devices were instrumental as well, such as (area bombing),(Pathfinders), and (H2S radar) which came together to work particularly effectively. 'Window' was successfully used for the first time - clouds of shredded tinfoil dropped by pathfinders as well as the initial bomber stream - in order to completely cloud German radar.
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