An estimated 22,700[3] to 25,000[4] people were killed.
https://www.britannica.com/event/bombing-of-Dresden
It is thought that some 25,000–35,000 civilians died in Dresden in the air attacks, though some estimates are as high as 250,000, given the influx of undocumented refugees that had fled to Dresden from the Eastern Front. Most of the victims were women, children, and the elderly.
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