3. . . . It is hoped that the night attacks will be preceded and/or followed by heavy daylight attacks by the United States VIIIth Bomber Command. INTENTION 4. To destroy HAMBURG. The operation was code-named Gomorrah. Notice the significant claim that it would help shorten and win the war. Operation Gomorrah began on the night of July 24, 1943, a hot summer Saturday in Hamburg under clear skies.
