14 February 1945 A.D. After 2-Day Bombings of Dresden by the RAF, 521 USA (Air Corps) Heavy Bombers Fly Daylight Raids on Dresden
14 February 1945 A.D. After 2-Day Bombings of Dresden by the RAF, 521 USA (Air Corps) Heavy Bombers Fly Daylight Raids on Dresden Editors. “ 1945 – 521 American heavy bombers flew daylight raids over Dresden, Germany following the British assault.” This Day in U.S. Military History. N.d. https://thisdayinusmilhist.wordpress.com/2014/02/14/february-14/ . Accessed 13 Feb 2015. 1945 – 521 American heavy bombers flew daylight raids over Dresden, Germany following the British assault. The firestorm killed an estimated 135,000 people. At least 35,000 died and some people place the toll closer to 70,000. The novel “Slaughterhouse Five” by Kurt Vonnegut was set in Dresden during the firebombing where he was being held as a prisoner of war. US B-17 bombers dropped 771 more tons on Dresden while P-51 Mustang fighters strafed roads packed with soldiers and civilians fleeing the burning city.