Photo: DPAUrban legend has it that Britain tried to completely destroy the tiny German Island of Helgoland in April 1947. In order to ensure that Germany could never use the island for military purposes in a future war, "Operation Big Bang" was developed. The explosion didn’t just blow up the military bunker, it also ripped down part of the sandstone cliff on the southern part of the island. Exactly two years before, on April 18th 1945, almost 1,000 British bombers attacked Heligoland, destroying the town and some overground military fortifications. “The people of Heligoland have a much more intense and profound attachment to their home than other people,” Furtmeier says.

Source: The Local April 19, 2017 11:03 UTC