13th February 2020. Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Pictured: People light candles in front of the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady) as Dresden's church be

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13th February 2020. Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Pictured: People light candles in front of the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady) as Dresden's church bells ring. / At pm several churches in the centre of Dresden ring out to mark the 75th anniversary of the bombing of the German city. At pm, exactly 75 years ago, the WW2 firebombing raids by Allied forces on 1945 began to destroy the historic city centre, with up to 25,000 people, mostly civilians, killed.

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Location: Dresden, Germany
Photo credit: © Lee Thomas / Alamy / Afripics
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