AFP, FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GermanyGermany was yesterday to mark 75 years since the destruction of Dresden in World War II, with the far-right seeking to inflate victim numbers and play down Nazi war crimes. Police were also bracing for a large demonstration by right-wing extremists tomorrow, which is expected to be met with counterprotests. The devastation came to symbolize the horrors of war, much like the heavily bombed city of Coventry in England. “Resurgent nationalism and right-wing populism are increasingly endangering the democratic remembrance culture,” Dresden Mayor Dirk Hilbert told local radio. However, the Allied forces saw Dresden as a legitimate target on the eastern front because of its transport links and factories supporting the German military machine.

Source: Taipei Times February 13, 2020 16:06 UTC