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In this British Official Photo, on the night of February 13/14, 1945, Lancasters of R.A.F. Bomber Command made two very heavy attacks on Dresden, an important center of communications and a base for the defense of Eastern Germany. Heavy bombers of the U.S. 8th Air Force attacked this target the following day. The smoke from fires still burning drifts across Dresden on Feb. 14, 1945. The fires involved an engine roundhouse, the central goods depot and any wagons in the heavily loaded yard. Several large industrial premises and an oil stores are also burning. (AP Photo/British Official Photo) (KEYSTONE/British Offical Photo/)