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NSDAP Gautag Mainfranken
Wurzburg - June 28-30, 1935
1935 Gau Mainfranken: Bronze plated steel, 37 x 48 mm, light to moderate wear.
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The Ancient Fortress Marienberg in Wurzburg
On 16 March 1945, about 90% of the city full of civilians (and military hospitals) was destroyed in 17 minutes by 225 British Lancaster bombers during a World War II air raid. All of the city's churches, cathedrals, and other monuments were heavily damaged or destroyed. The city center, which dated from medieval times, was totally destroyed in a firestorm in which 5,000 people perished.
Over the next 20 years, the buildings of historical importance were painstakingly and accurately replicated. The citizens who rebuilt the city immediately after the end of the war were mostly women because the men were either dead or taken prisoner of war. In comparison, Würzburg was destroyed more thoroughly than was Dresden in a firebombing the previous month. Today, this bombing would be called a war crime.