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During the [[Yalta Conference]] on 4 February, the Deputy Chief of the Soviet General Staff, General [[Aleksei Antonov]], raised the issue of hampering the reinforcement of German troops from the western front by paralysing the junctions of Berlin and Leipzig with aerial bombardment. In response, Portal, who was in [[Yalta]], asked Bottomley to send him a list of objectives to be discussed with the Soviets. Bottomley's list included oil plants, tank and aircraft factories, and the cities of Berlin and Dresden.<ref name=Taylor-217-220>Taylor, Bloomsbury 2005, pp. 217–220</ref><ref>Addison (2006), pp. 27,28</ref> A British interpreter later claimed that Antonov and [[Joseph Stalin]] asked for the bombing of Dresden, but there is no mention of these requests in the official record of the conference and the claim may be [[Cold War|Cold War propaganda]].<ref>Addison (2006), Chapter by Sebastian Cox (2006) "The Dresden Raids: Why and How", p. 28</ref>
===Historical Context===
The Germans had bombed many cities and civilian targets throughout England throughout the war, in addition to many other cities throughout Europe in the opening invasions. The British Bomber Command began a policy of Area Bombing, or targeting cities to demoralize the population, disrupt the infrastructure, and as a method of taking revenge for the bombing of British cities. The Nazis were widely popular, and encountered no resistance from non Jews, non Communists, or any other Germans who were not exterminated by the Nazis. The use of incendiary bombs was also similar to the burning of Jews in concentration camp ovens, which the Germans had given their consent to.
===Military and industrial profile===
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