There was a lot of unnecessary bombing in the last months of the war Dresden was one of them.  For example there is a small town near where I live, (pop. 800 or so) that was bombed in April of 1945.  This town has nothing but farmers.  I talked to one of the people who lived there about it and he says there were not even any troops in the town when it was bombed.  I have read elsewhere that much of the bombing in the last 4-5 months of the war was simply to get rid of excess ordnance, and from what I have read about the targets picked, I tend to believe it.

Given that no later then January 1945 it was a forgone conclusion that German military strength was rapidly waning and there was no way they could win the war in the face of both Allied and Russian strength, what strategic purpose did terror bombing serve?  The evidence indicates that terror bombing never worked in the first place.  There was no moral collapse on the home front of any country bombed in WWII similar to the German experience of 1918.  In fact, there is no evidence that terror bombing of any country in any war has had the desired effect.  There is even argument as to whether the strategic bombing of Germany was effective.  Do not forget that the Germans most productive months for war material were March and April of 1945.With the above facts, the terror bombing of German towns and villages in the closing months of the war appear to be more an ordnance officers method of clearing his books than any militarily effective campaign.  You cant have all these bombs, bombers, and flight crew just sitting around after all.  The bombing of Wurzburg in March, 1945 is a perfect example of pointless bombing.