Question: Name the German state whose capital is known for a bombing raid during the second world war where 3,900 tons of high-explosive bombs and incendiary devices were dropped with the help of Sir Arthur Harris Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief?

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Bombing of Dresden in World War II: The bombing of Dresden was a British/American aerial bombing attack on the city of Dresden, the capital of the German state of Saxony, that took place during the Second World War in the European Theatre.  In four raids between 13 and 15 February 1945, 722 heavy bombers of the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and 527 of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) dropped more than 3,900 tons of high-explosive bombs and incendiary devices on the city.  The bombing and the resulting firestorm destroyed over 1600 acre of the city centre.  An estimated 22,700 to 25,000 people were killed, although inflated casualty figures have been claimed over the years.  Three more USAAF air raids followed, two occurring on 2 March aimed at the city's railroad marshaling yard and one small raid on 17 April aimed at industrial areas.

Thomas Warne-Browne: Air Marshal Sir Thomas Arthur Warne-Browne, (21 July 1898 – 13 October 1962) was a senior Royal Air Force officer who served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Maintenance Command from 1949 to 1952.

Arthur Coningham (RAF officer): Air Marshal Sir Arthur "Mary" Coningham, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (19 January 1895 – presumably 30 January 1948) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force.  During the First World War, he was at Gallipoli with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, was discharged in New Zealand as medically unfit for active service, and journeyed to Britain at his own expense to join the Royal Flying Corps, where he became a flying ace.  Coningham was later a senior Royal Air Force commander during the Second World War, as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief 2nd Tactical Air Force and subsequently the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Flying Training Command.

Leonard Slatter: Air Marshal Sir Leonard Horatio Slatter, (8 December 1894 – 14 April 1961) was a naval aviator during the First World War and a senior Royal Air Force commander during the Second World War.  Slatter ended his career as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Coastal Command.

Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet: Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur Travers Harris, 1st Baronet, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (13 April 1892 – 5 April 1984), commonly known as "Bomber" Harris by the press and often within the RAF as "Butcher" Harris, was Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) RAF Bomber Command during the height of the Anglo-American strategic bombing campaign against Nazi Germany in the Second World War.  In 1942, the British Cabinet agreed to the "area bombing" of German cities.  Harris was tasked with implementing Churchill's policy and supported the development of tactics and technology to perform the task more effectively.  Harris assisted British Chief of the Air Staff Marshal of the Royal Air Force Charles Portal in carrying out the United Kingdom's most devastating attacks against the German infrastructure and population, including the Bombing of Dresden.

Bombing of Hanover in World War II: The Bombing of Hannover was a series of eighty-eight air raids by RAF Bomber Command and the United States Army Air Forces on the German city of Hannover during World War II.  4,748 residents and 2,034 others were killed.  Around 1,000 aerial mines, 34,000 high explosive bombs, 900,000 incendiary bombs and 50,000 fire bombs were dropped.  The heaviest raid was that by the RAF on the night of 8/9 October 1943, killing 1,245 people.  This was an example of the carpet bombing of suburban and residential civilian targets laid out in the 14 February 1942 Area Bombing Directive.

Lawrence Pattinson: Air Marshal Sir Lawrence Arthur Pattinson, (8 October 1890 – 28 March 1955) was a Royal Air Force officer who became Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Flying Training Command from 1940 to 1941.

Bombing of Gorky in World War II: The bombing of Gorky by the Luftwaffe continued from 1941 to 1943 in the Eastern Front theatre of World War II.  The main purpose of the bombing was to destroy the industrial center of the city.  Gorky Automobile Plant received the greatest damage.  During the war, enemy bombers carried out 43 raids, 26 of which were at night.  33,934 incendiary bombs and 1,631 high-explosive bombs were dropped on the city.  The bombings of Gorky were the most destructive blows by the Luftwaffe to the rear of the Soviet Union during the war.

Philip Babington: Air Marshal Sir Philip Babington, (25 February 1894 – 25 February 1965) was a Royal Air Force officer who served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Flying Training Command from 1942 to 1945 during the Second World War.

Denis Barnett: Air Chief Marshal Sir Denis Hensley Fulton Barnett, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (11 February 1906 – 31 December 1992) was a squadron commander and senior officer in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.  In the post war years he held high command, serving as the British air commander during the Suez War and subsequently the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Transport Command and the Commander of British Forces Cyprus.

Supporting paragraphs: Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet Bombing of Dresden in World War II
Answer: Saxony