I was there at the unveiling of the monument to Harris, I was present when the anti war brigade started to hurl abuse and shout over the speech by our late Queen Mother. I am also aware of the campaign by certain fractions of the German media and my own media here in England.
As I have said, this subject should be discussed but in context, ALL nations, ALL airforces carried out such actions, why restrict it to just the Luftwaffe, or is it a German thing. ?
The vast majority of people (not those in the aviation field who can view the subject with at times some clarity
) take on board this “ sensationalism “ and usually refer to this type of incident when wanting to ridicule those who served and jump on the anti war soap box.
I am also aware that a majority of people especially in Germany look at the bomber offensive in a more philosophical way. That my opinion.
The Bombing of civilians in what ever guise can be traced back to WW.1.
Regarding the Blitz, I am from London, my parents lived through the Blitz, and we lost family members in the Blitz. A school in Catford SE London , 3 miles from were I live was destroyed by 2 or 3 Fw190 killing a number of children in 1942-1943. However, having researched and studied the Air War over Europe and particularly the operations by RAF Bomber Command I can confirm that such tragic events unfolded every single day. To pin-point one airforce’s actions is counterproductive.
My rant is over, I’m off to the pub to have a drink of German beer. :P