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Residents of the eastern German city formed a human chain to remember the victims of the 1945 Allied bombing. This year's commemoration came amid fears of rising far-right popularity.
Residents of the eastern German city formed a human chain to remember the victims of the 1945 Allied bombing. This year's commemoration came amid fears of rising far-right popularity.
Thousands of people formed a human chain in Dresden on Tuesday evening to commemorate the destruction of the eastern German city in World War II 79 years ago. People joined hands at 6 pm (1700 GMT) and stood in silence as the city's church bells rang out. Participants were remembering the victims of the allied attack on Dresden on February 13, 1945, but also the victims of German bombs in 1940 in its English twin city Coventry. The human chain, which has been a tradition on this day of remembran
The tensions surrounding the legacy of the Dresden bombing illustrate the continuing potency of the city’s history.
As Germany grapples with economic challenges & increased immigration, nationalistic sentiments have resurfaced, causing division.