Prior to the war, the Allies main target for strategic bombing was the German economy. They believed that in damaging the economy via the destruction of factories, Germany would be at a disadvantage in the production of weaponry, planes and artillery and bombing would therefore have a significant effect on the war. In this regard, …show more content…
The total manpower diverted from the military to anti-bombing was 2 million Germans that damaged German offensive efforts. Bombing command also targeted German aircraft production, severely hindering Germany’s ability to produce aircraft that is able to both defend major cities in Germany and attack Allied countries. For these reasons, strategic bombing was significant in impacting Germany’s economy as it broke down German infrastructure via the destruction of railways, diverted key resources away from offensive efforts and in to anti-aircraft production and destroyed numerous factories and industrial areas that were driving the German economy.
To some extent, allied bombing of Germany was significant in lessening German morale over the course of World War Two, however was not effective enough to cause a revolution in Germany or decrease arms production. Churchill’s pre-war stance to bombing was that it would be used to crush Germany’s willingness to wage war by demoralising the German people. This aim, however, was not achieved and