British terror bombing of Hamburg
The British bombing of Hamburg during Operation Gomorrah in late July and early August 1943 created a massive firestorm that resulted in over 30,000 civilian deaths. The extensive material destruction is depicted in this accurate Nazi map. In Hamburg East in particular, an area spanning eight by four square kilometres, nearly everything has been reduced to ruins. However, this devastation had no detrimental effect on the support for the Nazi regime.
Reichsstatthalter in Hamburg, der Architect für die Neugestaltung der Hansestadt Hamburg, Hansestadt Hamburg Schadenskarte, Stand vom 1. Oktober 1944. (Hamburg 1944). Collection G.J. Kocken, Amsterdam, 26.5 x 69.5 cm.
