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April 16 and 17, 1945: Düsseldorf’s last second saviors

76 years ago, a Düsseldorf resistance group around Karl August Wiedenhofen carried out the “Action Rhineland.” Their goal was to surrender the city of Düsseldorf to the US troops on April 17, 1945, to prevent further combat and to protect … Continue reading

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