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Germans collecting church bells to smelt down for the war effort. Libeň Bridge, Prague, July 1942 (sh.itjust.works)
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[-] Glowstick@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

Was this voluntary?

[-] Another3quenc@lemmy.world 30 points 7 months ago

No, they confiscated them for the copper and tin despite the Hague convention of 1907 where it was decided to not do this during war. Needless to say they didn't care.

[-] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 11 points 7 months ago

Macht macht Recht.

[-] Kalkaline@leminal.space 2 points 7 months ago

It would be neat to collect scrap metal from battlefields to make a symbol of peace and complete the circle.

[-] Waxingtonknee@mastodon.org.uk 1 points 7 months ago

@Kalkaline @Another3quenc

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coventry_Cross_of_Nails

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