During the Second World War, the bombing of cities by opposing countries was commonplace. The goals were both the destruction of industrial potential and the death of civilians.
The air raid on Hamburg, Germany's second largest city, known as Operation Gomorrah, was a catastrophic bombing that created one of the largest firestorms.
The name “Gomorrah” is biblical. It was one of two cities to be destroyed: “Then the Lord rained brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah, from the Lord out of the heavens.” – Genesis 19:24
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