On 13 and 14 February 1945, Dresden was heavily destroyed in three Allied bombing raids. Every year, the people of Dresden commemorate this event at various events. A giant candle, into which citizens could place small candles, commemorates the event in front of the rebuilt Church of Our Lady, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe
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On 13 and 14 February 1945, Dresden was heavily destroyed in three Allied bombing raids. Every year, the people of Dresden commemorate this event at various events. A giant candle, into which citizens could place small candles, commemorates the event in front of the rebuilt Church of Our Lady, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe

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Photo12/imageBROKER/Sylvio Dittrich

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1939-1945 3 13 Central Europe Church building Church of Our Lady Dresden East Germany Eastern Germany Europe Europe's FRG February German German Federal Republic Germany Middle Europe Miscellaneous Republic of Germany Sachsen Saxony Second World War State of Saxony Variety of World War 2 WW II WW2 WWII WW 2 World War II adorned ally anniversary assorted big broken building bunch of bust candle caparisoned church citizen commemorate commemorating commemoration construction corrupted damage damaged decorated decoration decorative decorative item defective destroyed different differing diverse embellished embellishment enormous event giant gigantic great historic historical history huge large little massive memory multiple ornamented ornate political politics religious building remembrance resident sacral building sacred building several small structure thirteen three tiny varied various varying world war wrecked year completion

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