On May 17th, Arthur Harris got the green light from Churchill for a massive raid, pushing resources to the absolute limit. Codenamed Millennium, the objective was simple: destroy Hamburg. #HamburgRaid #Churchill #WorldWarII #History #Millennium | Timeline - World History

Sir Arthur Travers Harris, commonly known as "Bomber" Harris was Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief RAF Bomber Command during the height of the RAF's strategic bombing campaign against Nazi Germany in the Second World War. An RAF veteran now spends his time recreating Bomber Harris's office to exactly how it was during World War Two so that generations to come can visit the location of so many crucial decisions. | BFBS Radio

Appointed Commander-in-Chief of RAF Bomber Command in 1942, Arthur Harris inherited a strategy of 'area bombing' approved by Churchill's War Cabinet. Its goal was to destroy German morale and industry by targeting entire cities. Harris became its most forceful advocate, believing it was the only way to win the war and avenge attacks like the Blitz. The human cost was immense: his own command suffered over 55,000 aircrew killed. He famously referenced the Biblical prophecy 'they have sown the win