Carpet bombing
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Carpet bombing, also known as "saturation bombing" and "obliteration bombing", is a large area bombardment done in a progressive manner to inflict damage in every part of a selected area of land. Carp
The first carpet bombing from air in history was the Bombing of Barcelona. 1,300 people were killed in 3 days, 16–18 March 1938
On 14 May 1940 at 1:22 pm, in the Rotterdam Blitz, German bombers set the entire inner city on fire with incendiary bombs, killing 814 inhabitants
Wesel was 97% destroyed before it was finally taken by Allied troops in 1945
Photo of bombing of Waegwan, 1950
Bombing of North Korea
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Following the North Korean invasion of South Korea in June 1950, the United States Air Force, under the auspices of the United Nations Command, began an extensive bombing campaign against North Korea
Douglas A-26 Invaders releasing bombs over North Korea, 18 October 1951
A B-29 dropping 1,000 lb (450 kg) bombs over Korea, August 1951
The North Korean city of Wonsan under attack by B-26 bombers from the Fifth Air Force, 1951