The Allied bombing raids killed tens of thousands of Hamburg residents and destroyed more than half of their homes. But they were ultimately ineffective at putting a quick end to World War II ...

In 1943, the heart of the German air defence system was the early-warning and flak-predictor radar systems. It had proved to be a good system, as was the British radar chain that had been set up since ...

On the night of July 27, 1943, the city of Hamburg was consumed by one of the deadliest firestorms in history. Operation Gomorrah, carried out by British and American forces, marked a terrifying ...

Winston Churchill launched Operation Gomorrah, ordering high-explosive and incendiary bombs to be dropped on the city of Hamburg on July 24, 1943. Five days later more than 50,000 civilians were dead.

Freelance author Lowe presents the 1943 Hamburg firestorm raids as a case study in WWII's defining characteristic: the tension between desire to destroy at random and will to restrain that desire ...

The last 400 Jews permitted to remain in the German city of Hamburg were deported shortly before the huge Allied air raids on the city, it was reported here today from Switzerland.

Massive bombing. The St Pauli complex housed up to 25,000 civilians including during the Allied bombing raids of Operation Gomorrah in July 1943, which devastated Hamburg.