Bomber Harris
Responsible for the bombing raids that infamously destroyed Dresden, ‘Bomber’ Harris was a fighter pilot during WWI.
Taking charge of Bomber Command in 1942, he applied lessons learned from Nazi Germany’s tactics: ‘They sowed the wind,’ he said, ‘and now they are going to reap the whirlwind.’
This memorial was unveiled by the Queen Mother on 31 May 1992, the 50th anniversary of the first Allied 1,000 bomber raid on 30 May/31 May 1942.
Protesters against the statue prior to its erection included the Mayor of Cologne.
The Queen Mother's speech was disrupted with shouts of "mass murderer" and following repeated vandalism the statue was subjected to a 24-hour guard for some months.
Coordinates: 51°30'47.15"N 0°06'51.89"W
