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Operation Gomorrah
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Operation Gomorrah - The 1943 Bombing of Hamburg

Operation Gomorrah (aka the Battle of Hamburg or Hamburg Air Offensive) was a sustained area bombing campaign of the German port of Hamburg in four night attacks by the Royal Air Force and two daytime...
RAF Bomber Target Indicators, Hamburg
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RAF Bomber Target Indicators, Hamburg

A shower of target indicators (TIs) dropped during the RAF bombing raids of the German city of Hamburg in July-August 1943. The raid caused a firestorm which killed over 44,000 civilians. (Imperial War Museums...
Lancaster Bomber over Hamburg
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Lancaster Bomber over Hamburg

A photograph of an Avro Lancaster bomber over the German city of Hamburg during a bombing raid of the Second World War (1939-45). (Imperial War Museums Collection)
Burnt-out Hamburg Buildings, Operation Gomorrah
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Burnt-out Hamburg Buildings, Operation Gomorrah

A photograph of burnt-out residential buildings in Hamburg following the firestorm created by the RAF bombing campaign Operation Gomorrah of July 1943. (Imperial War Museums Collection)
Harald Bluetooth & the Conversion of Denmark
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Harald Bluetooth & the Conversion of Denmark

In Scandinavia, Christianity spread due to the support and encouragement of political rulers at the top of the society above all else. Conversion, defined here as the actions taken by kings or clerics to...
Johannes Brahms
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Johannes Brahms

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) was a German composer of Romantic music best known for his symphonies, songs, and orchestral, chamber, and piano music. A great student of the history of music, Brahms was convinced that only by working...
The Thousand-bomber Raid on Cologne in 1942
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The Thousand-bomber Raid on Cologne in 1942

Cologne (Köln) was the first German city to experience a "1,000-bomber raid" by the Royal Air Force during the Second World War (1939-45). The attack took place on the night of 30 May 1942 and was planned...
Allied Bombing of Germany
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Allied Bombing of Germany

The Allied strategic bombing of Germany during World War II (1939-45) involved British and U.S. bomber planes attacking industrial cities, factories, railways, airfields, and dams. Over 600,000 civilians died as a consequence...
Interview: Dithmarschen Republic
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Interview: Dithmarschen Republic

Located in what is the present-day German province of Schleswig-Holstein, the Dithmarschen Republic (1227-1559) was a republic by commoners who developed quasi-democratic institutions, including their own written...
Hanseatic League
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Hanseatic League

The Hanseatic League (also known as Hansa, Hanse, 1356-1862 CE) was a federation of north German towns and cities formed in the 12th century CE to facilitate trade and protect mutual interests. The league was centered in the German...
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