Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Bombing of Dresden" in English language version.
The Commission was able to conclude that the air raids on Dresden between 13th and 15th February 1945 caused up to 25,000 deaths. This corroborates official figures issued by the responsible authorities in 1945 and 1946.
Alan Russell [...] founded The Dresden Trust in 1993. Over the next 10 years, he rallied British society around the Trust's campaign to raise funds, which eventually exceeded £1 million. The Trust commissioned a golden orb and cross from a London goldsmith, Grant Macdonald. In 2005, this was hoisted to the top of the cupola of the rebuilt church [...].
From a military point of view the bombing of Dresden was completely senseless. [...] The end of the war was obvious for everyone, even though Berlin still professed otherwise. [...] Dresden was not a garrison city and its industry was located far away from the city's core.
It was a uniquely tough challenge, the biggest thing the team had ever made, at least seven metres tall, weighing around one and a half tons. They would be remaking it by hand, using the same techniques used to make the original in the 18th century.
Nach dem derzeit geltenden Völkerrecht würde man diesen Angriff als Kriegsverbrechen bezeichnen. [...] Darüber, ob er ein Kriegsverbrechen darstellt, herrscht bis heute keine Einigkeit. (transl. Under current international law, this attack would be considered a war crime. [...] To this day, there is no consensus on whether it constitutes a war crime.)
Founded in 1993 by Dr Alan Russell, [...] the Trust raised over £1 million. It commissioned a Golden Orb and Cross by goldsmith Alan Smith at Grant Macdonald in the UK. His father Frank was one of the pilots who bombed Dresden in 1945.
Historiker diskutieren bis heute, ob der Luftangriff auf Dresden als Kriegsverbrechen zu werten ist. (transl. Historians are still debating today whether the air raid on Dresden ought to be considered a war crime.)
From a military point of view the bombing of Dresden was completely senseless. [...] The end of the war was obvious for everyone, even though Berlin still professed otherwise. [...] Dresden was not a garrison city and its industry was located far away from the city's core.