How were most important WWII figures able to escape being killed in the bombings?

by JessicaFives

I've read about the devastation caused by the bombing of cities like London, Berlin, and Tokyo in World War II. I don't, however, recall reading about any top government or military officials being killed as a result of these raids.

ZizeksHobobeard

Something like 40,000 people died in London during the Blitz which is a huge tragedy but represents fewer than 1% of the total population of that city. Churchill & other important government figures had substantial air raid shelters while much of the civilian population were doing well if they had a fairly rinky-dink shelter dug in their garden. Given that they were much better protected than the average person, it's not terribly surprising that an event that killed less than 1% of the population didn't kill any of them.

Berlin suffered fewer casualties in the bombings than London did (though out of a smaller population) and Hitler was similarly well protected. Tokyo got it the worst but mostly in the form of incendiary bombs which aren't going to do much against a well designed shelter. The bombing of these three capitals was significant historically but it's not surprising that most (all?) high ranking government officials made it through unscathed.