Although the United States’ decision not to bomb Auschwitz enabled the Nazis to continue killing Jews, overall, the decision not to bomb Auschwitz was justified because innocent civilians would likely die if the bombing raid were not successful, the Germans had other strategies to kill Jews regardless, and the Americans believed that defeating the Axis powers first was a more certain way to aid the Jews. The U.S. decision not to bomb Auschwitz resulted in the demise of many innocent Jewish civilians. If the United States decided to bomb Auschwitz at the proposed timeframe, they had the potential to save countless innocent Jews, of who were murdered before the liberation day (January 27, 1945). By the time the United States and Soviet soldiers …show more content…
Operation Jericho was a bombing raid in Germany that occurred prior to the decision of the Auschwitz bombing. The raid took place because members of the French resistance movement were, at the time, being caught by the German’s and imprisoned in Amiens prison. At one point, the German’s ended up catching two Allied Intelligence officers, causing the British to respond by taking action; they bombed Amiens in the February of 1944. The results of the bombing ended with more prisoners killed than those who escaped. Furthermore, 2/3’s of the escapees were recaptured. This posed a valid concern for the United States, as the situation of Operation Jericho and the situation of the proposed bombing of Auschwitz were of extreme similarity. Furthermore, not only would more prisoners most likely die than those who would possibly escape but, as the both bombing instances are dealing with Germany, The United States had even more of a right to be concerned about the bombing, as the Germans recaptured many of the escapees in Operation Jericho instantly. Therefore, if it were the case that the bombing killed prisoners rather than saved them, the United States decision to bomb Auschwitz would be greatly frowned upon instead of