Dresden: Before and After the Bombing

In Slaughterhouse-Five, Dresden is mentioned and the bombing that happened in this city. On February 13-15, 1945 in Dresden, Germany there were four bomb raids. This was the second half of WWII and this firestorm destroyed nearly 15 square miles of the city. Upwards to 25,000 casualties were taken in this bombing and Dresden suffered for many years afterwards.

Here are images of Dresden before the bombing:


...and after: