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finding that the Allied firebombing of Dresden in 1945 killed no more than 25,000--far fewer than the previously estimated 135,000
Wednesday, Oct. 01, 2008

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  • HELMA OROSZ
  • Dresden mayor, on the finding that the Allied firebombing of the German city in 1945 killed no more than 25,000 people — far fewer than the previously estimated 135,000
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