Preparations for firebombing raids against Japan began well before March 1945. Bomber Command also conducted an intensive propaganda campaign alongside its firebombing raids. Residents wondered why Hiroshima had been spared destruction by firebombing. Several raids were conducted to test the effectiveness of firebombing against Japanese cities. Rioting had continued during the day, with firebombing and vandalism occurring throughout Hough. This undertaking was preceded by a conventional and firebombing campaign which devastated 67 Japanese cities. Neumann's factory in Berlin was damaged by Allied firebombing in November 1943. Much of the station was destroyed in B-29 firebombing on May 25, 1945. The police charged him with firebombing a bus in 2013. He then moved to Dresden, where he lived through the firebombing of February 1945. USAAF planners began assessing the feasibility of a firebombing campaign against Japanese cities in 1943. The firebombing campaign against major cities ended in June. This attack was a large-scale test of the effectiveness of firebombing. These attacks were generally unsuccessful, which contributed to the decision to shift to firebombing. Melanie escapes the resort by leaping into the sea as the firebombing begins.