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Article: Answering Dresden's call: Philip Boobbyer discovers how the rebuilding of an historic German church, destroyed by British bombers during World War II, is healing old wounds.(LEAD STORY)
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- August 1, 2006
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THE DESTRUCTION of Dresden by Allied bombers in 1945 has become a worldwide symbol of the horrors of 'carpet bombing'. But could Dresden now become known as a focal point of reconciliation? The answer is 'yes', according to Alan Russell, co-founder and Chairman of the Dresden Trust. This remarkable initiative, run from an office in Russell's back garden, has helped to pioneer new attitudes and understanding between Britain and Germany.
On the night of 13/14 February 1945, more than 4,500 tons of high explosives and incendiary devices were dropped on Dresden, capital of the German state of Saxony and known before the war as 'Florence on the Elbe'. A terrible ...
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