21 Jun 1938
  • The British Minister of Parliament for Derby P. J. Noel-Baker spoke at the House of Commons against aerial bombing of German cities based on moral grounds. "The only way to prevent atrocities from the air is to abolish air warfare and national air forces altogether." ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | CPC]

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