9-15 February 1945

Overview

There were 3 operations this week, including Operation Thunderclap, the famous, or infamous (depending on your viewpoint) attack on Dresden, that killed upwards of 40,000 people. The attack came out of the Yalta Conference, where the Russians requested attacks on targets of German army and communication concentrations, however, the city was also packed with refugees from the Russian offensive and a fire storm, similar to Hamburg, did the rest.

The other missions were minelaying in the Kadet Channel, in the Baltic Sea north of Rostock and a bombing attack on Chemnitz, which was a follow up to the Dresden operation.

There were no casualties or aircraft losses this week.