Firebombing

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Firebombing is a bombing technique designed to create a firestorm in the target city. This technique makes use of incendiary bombs and cluster bombs to start a massive fire, and can also include a preliminary bombing run designed to prepare the city for burning. During the strategic bombings of World War II this technique was as effective as the atomic bombs used against Japanese cities toward the end of World War II. London, Coventry and many other British cities were firebombed during the Blitz

Most large German cities were firebombed. In several this induced a firestorm including

• Bombing of Hamburg
• Bombing of Dresden
• Bombing of Warsaw in World War II

Less-known smaller targets were

• Bombing of Kassel in World War II
• Bombing of Pforzheim in World War II
• Bombing of Frampol in World War II
• Bombing of Wieluń in World War II

Many large Japanese cities were fire bombed including:

• Bombing of Tokyo
• Bombing of Kobe

Some Chinese cities were also affected:

• Bombing of Chongqing in World War II

See also

• The story of the Japanese animated film Grave of the Fireflies centers on the firebombing of Kobe.
• Kurt Vonnegut's classic novel, Slaughterhouse-Five, is based significantly on the firebombing of Dresden, Germany.
• Aerial bombing of cities
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