During the Second World War allied bombers conducted terror raids against civilians and cities unrelated to the German war effort. In the firebombing of Hamburg, in July of 1943, forty thousand people died.. The Allies labeled this bombing campaign Operation Gomorrah. The name was taken from Jewish scripture in reference to the story of God’s punishment of an evil people living in the city of Gomorrah. It is estimated a half million people died in the terror bombing of Germany by Allied bombers. In some cases airmen who were shot down or crashed landed were executed and seen as criminals responsible for the deaths of thousands of German civilians. After the war, charges were brought against those who conducted the executions.In another case an American bomber forced landed August 4, 1944 in Borkum. The crew remained alive, except one. They were marched to the airport of Borkum. Along the way in inhabitants of the town abused the prisoners. When they arrived one German soldier, whose family died in Hamburg firestorm shot them all, one after the other. This soldier later died on the Eastern Front. The governor of the island, Dr. Kurt Goebell, and other civilians and soldiers were held at trial on war crime charges. The process was held in Ludwigsburg by a military court, February 6-23, 1946. Five death sentences and prison punishments were carried out. WENTZEL The First Lt was also sentenced to death and executed by hanging. Although he was not present at the place and he sent a report. The trial was purely a victors justice.
I am a retired colonel from army and for the last 28 years pursuing career in Engineering education. I am a graduate in Mechanical Engineering and Post graduate in Machine design from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. I have obtained Ph D Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Dr Ram manohar Lohia Avadh University. I am also the recipient of Ph D degrees in Strategic studies, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Religious studies and political Science from other Universities. I have also written and published four books on political Science, education and English poetry. I have published 38 Technical papers in various journals and seminar proceedings. I have also published 950 research articles on line in faithcommons.org and Sanghparivar.org. There are 15 English short stories to my credit. I have published 82 articles on various subjects like strategic studies, history and political science in new Swatantra times published from Hyderavbad. As a professor I guided more than 95 projects at degree level and thirty at PG level. Some candidates are pursuing research under my guidance.I am recipient of Three national awards.
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During the Second World War allied bombers conducted terror raids against civilians and cities unrelated to the German war effort. In the firebombing of Hamburg, in July of 1943, forty thousand people died.. The Allies labeled this bombing campaign Operation Gomorrah. The name was taken from Jewish scripture in reference to the story of God’s punishment of an evil people living in the city of Gomorrah. It is estimated a half million people died in the terror bombing of Germany by Allied bombers. In some cases airmen who were shot down or crashed landed were executed and seen as criminals responsible for the deaths of thousands of German civilians. After the war, charges were brought against those who conducted the executions.In another case an American bomber forced landed August 4, 1944 in Borkum. The crew remained alive, except one. They were marched to the airport of Borkum. Along the way in inhabitants of the town abused the prisoners. When they arrived one German soldier, whose family died in Hamburg firestorm shot them all, one after the other. This soldier later died on the Eastern Front. The governor of the island, Dr. Kurt Goebell, and other civilians and soldiers were held at trial on war crime charges. The process was held in Ludwigsburg by a military court, February 6-23, 1946. Five death sentences and prison punishments were carried out. WENTZEL The First Lt was also sentenced to death and executed by hanging. Although he was not present at the place and he sent a report. The trial was purely a victors justice.
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