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WI Germany was able to hold on somewhat longer in WWII than they did in OTL, and the Allies decided on some harder-hitting forms of destruction. American bombers firebombed Japan in OTL, what would have been the effects of a similar campaign against Germany?

I know the POD for this TL is ambiguous, but please ignore that. I'm interested in the effects that the firebombings would have. I'm aware that the reason that the attacks were so successful in Japan was because of the materials Japanese homes and buildings were constructed from, but some form of an incendiary attack might have worked, as noted by OTL Dresden.

Would there have been any political backlash in the after-war years? Would modern historians and popular opinion view the attacks as "unnecessary" or "ill-advised"?
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