On the 19th of February 1941, British bombers dropped over 20 tons of carpet over Berlin. "We didn't have explosives, or anything particularly effective for bombing. We thought that with carpet, at least the residents of Berlin could furnish their flats and houses with a good quality heap." commented Churchill. When asked how this would further the Allies resistance of the Nazis, Churchill replied, "Everyone deserves a soft surface to rest their bare feet on. If we can't blow them up, we might as well make their abodes more homely."
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| - On the 19th of February 1941, British bombers dropped over 20 tons of carpet over Berlin. "We didn't have explosives, or anything particularly effective for bombing. We thought that with carpet, at least the residents of Berlin could furnish their flats and houses with a good quality heap." commented Churchill. When asked how this would further the Allies resistance of the Nazis, Churchill replied, "Everyone deserves a soft surface to rest their bare feet on. If we can't blow them up, we might as well make their abodes more homely."
- Carpet Bombing is an extensive and systematic aerial bombing action intended to devastate a large area.The bombs are dropped over a line in conjunction with the bomber's flightpath.
- Carpet bombing, also known as saturation bombing, is a large aerial bombing done in a progressive manner to inflict damage in every part of a selected area of land. The phrase evokes the image of explosions completely covering an area, in the same way that a carpet covers a floor. Carpet bombing is usually achieved by dropping many unguided bombs. In contrast to precision bombing, it is not aimed at a small target, such as a bunker, an airfield, or a military unit. One of its uses is the aerial bombing of cities.
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| - Carpet bombing, also known as saturation bombing, is a large aerial bombing done in a progressive manner to inflict damage in every part of a selected area of land. The phrase evokes the image of explosions completely covering an area, in the same way that a carpet covers a floor. Carpet bombing is usually achieved by dropping many unguided bombs. In contrast to precision bombing, it is not aimed at a small target, such as a bunker, an airfield, or a military unit. One of its uses is the aerial bombing of cities. The term obliteration bombing is sometimes used to describe especially intensified bombing with the intention of destroying a city or a large part of the city. The term area bombing refers to indiscriminate bombing of an area, and also encompasses cases of carpet bombing, including obliteration bombing. It was used in that sense especially during World War II.
- On the 19th of February 1941, British bombers dropped over 20 tons of carpet over Berlin. "We didn't have explosives, or anything particularly effective for bombing. We thought that with carpet, at least the residents of Berlin could furnish their flats and houses with a good quality heap." commented Churchill. When asked how this would further the Allies resistance of the Nazis, Churchill replied, "Everyone deserves a soft surface to rest their bare feet on. If we can't blow them up, we might as well make their abodes more homely."
- Carpet Bombing is an extensive and systematic aerial bombing action intended to devastate a large area.The bombs are dropped over a line in conjunction with the bomber's flightpath.
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