What did the British do in Hamburg?

British (and to a lesser extent US) bombers destroyed Hamburg in July and August of 1943, creating a firestorm which killed some 46,000 civilians.

Why did the Allies bomb Hamburg?

The Allies bombed Hamburg in the summer of 1943 to destroy important armaments factories and U-boat shipyards, and to destroy German civilian morale.

How many people died in the bombing of Hamburg?

In the bombing of Hamburg in July/August 1943, around 46,000 civilians died, most from the superheated air and flames of a firestorm.

Operation Gomorrah Timeline

Definition

Operation Gomorrah (aka the Battle of Hamburg or Hamburg Air Offensive) was a sustained area bombing campaign of the German port of Hamburg in four night attacks by the Royal Air Force and two daytime attacks by the United States Air Force in July and August 1943. Over 3,000 bombers created a firestorm, which resulted in 46,000 civilian deaths, one of the worst civilian disasters of the Second World War (1939-45).

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Timeline

Jul 1943 - Aug 1943
The combined RAF and USAAF bombing of Hamburg (Operation Gomorrah) resulting in 46,000 deaths.
24 Jul 1943
First RAF bombing wave of Operation Gomorrah against Hamburg.
25 Jul 1943
First USAAF bombing wave of Operation Gomorrah against Hamburg.
26 Jul 1943
Second USAAF bombing wave of Operation Gomorrah agaisnt Hamburg.
27 Jul 1943
Second RAF bombing wave of Operation Gomorrah against Hamburg.
29 Jul 1943
Third RAF bombing wave of Operation Gomorrah against Hamburg.
2 Aug 1943
Fourth RAF bombing wave of Operation Gomorrah against Hamburg.