Drama um die letzten Stunden vor dem D-Day, in dem Churchill mit seinen Zweifeln kämpfen muss. Juni 1944: Der britische Premierminister Winston Churchill steht vor einer epochalen Entscheidung: Soll er den Einmarsch der Alliierten Streitkräfte in das von Nazi-Deutschland besetzte Europa befehlen? Erschöpft durch den jahrelangen Krieg ist Churchill nur noch ein Schatten des einstigen Helden, der sich Hitlers Blitzkrieg widersetzte. Er befürchtet, dass man sich an ihn nur als den „Architekten des Blutvergießens“ erinnern wird, falls die D-Day-Operation scheitert. Soll er seinem Gewissen folgen oder sich der Kriegsräson ergeben? In den dramatischen Tagen vor der Invasion ist seine Frau Clementine als wichtige Ratgeberin an seiner Seite. ![]() ![]() Wie niemand sonst versteht sie es, sein impulsives und aufbrausendes Temperament resolut und liebevoll zugleich zu zügeln. Doch die Anspannungen der Kriegsjahre haben in ihrer Beziehung tiefe Spuren hinterlassen. Und so steht auch ihre Ehe in diesen Tagen vor einem Wendepunkt. Mehr lesen weniger lesen. Churchill ist eine an der Südwestküste der Hudson Bay in der kanadischen Provinz Manitoba gelegene Kleinstadt mit 813 Einwohnern (Stand: 10. Nobelpreis Für LiteraturThe destruction of Dresden, February 1945 Between 13–15 February 1945, British and US bombers attacked the German city of, which was crowded with German wounded and refugees. There were unknown numbers of refugees in Dresden, so historians Matthias Neutzner, Götz Bergander and have used historical sources and deductive reasoning to estimate that the number of refugees in the city and surrounding suburbs was around 200,000 or less on the first night of the bombing. Because of the cultural importance of the city, and of the number of close to the end of the war, this remains one of the most controversial Western Allied actions of the war. Churchill GemäldeFollowing the bombing Churchill stated in a secret telegram: It seems to me that the moment has come when the question of bombing of German cities simply for the sake of increasing the terror, though under other pretexts, should be reviewed. I feel the need for more precise concentration upon military objectives such as oil and communications behind the immediate battle-zone, rather than on mere acts of terror and wanton destruction, however impressive. On reflection, under pressure from the chiefs of staff, and in response to the views expressed by Sir () and ( of ), among others, Churchill withdrew his memo and issued a new one. This final version of the memo completed on 1 April 1945, stated: It seems to me that the moment has come when the question of the so called 'area-bombing' of German cities should be reviewed from the point of view of our own interests. If we come into control of an entirely ruined land, there will be a great shortage of accommodation for ourselves and our allies. We must see to it that our attacks do no more harm to ourselves in the long run than they do to the enemy's war effort. Ultimately, responsibility for the British part of the attack lay with Churchill, which is why he has been criticised for allowing the bombings to occur. German historian claims that Churchill's decision was a 'war crime', and, writing in 2006, philosopher questioned the whole strategic bombing campaign by the RAF, presenting the argument that although it was not a war crime it was a moral crime that undermines the Allies' contention that they fought a.
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