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Extract from an Immediate Interpretation Report, 18 February 1945, detailing damage in Dresden
(Catalogue ref: AIR 40/803)
AIR 40/803; extract from immediate interpretation report, 1945 AIR 40/803; extract from immediate interpretation report, 1945
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AIR 40/803; extract from immediate interpretation report, 1945

Questions
  1. Which types of buildings received the most damage?

  2. If you studied this source alone, what conclusions might you draw about the purpose of the bombing raids on Dresden?

  3. How could you prove the accuracy of the information in this source?
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