How many people were killed in the World War II bombing of Hamburg?

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Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg — Hamburg Hamburg, Germany.

During World War II, the Allied strategic bombing campaign against Hamburg, known as the Battle of Hamburg, resulted in significant loss of life. Estimates of the number of people killed during these air raids vary, with some sources citing approximately 40,000 deaths and others reporting the figure as 55,000. These attacks, which took place between July and November 1943, also left nearly 1,000,000 people homeless.123