Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoGermans collecting church bells to smelt down for the war effort. Libeň Bridge, Prague, July 1942sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1217arrow-down14
arrow-up1213arrow-down1imageGermans collecting church bells to smelt down for the war effort. Libeň Bridge, Prague, July 1942sh.itjust.worksSjmarf@sh.itjust.works to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squareAnother3quenc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·8 months agoNo, they confiscated them for the copper and tin despite the Hague convention of 1907 where it was decided to not do this during war. Needless to say they didn’t care.
minus-squareironhydroxide@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·8 months agoMacht macht Recht.
minus-squareKalkaline @leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoIt would be neat to collect scrap metal from battlefields to make a symbol of peace and complete the circle.
minus-squareWaxing and Waning@mastodon.org.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months ago@Kalkaline @Another3quenc en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coventry_Cross_of_Nails
Was this voluntary?
No, they confiscated them for the copper and tin despite the Hague convention of 1907 where it was decided to not do this during war. Needless to say they didn’t care.
Macht macht Recht.
It would be neat to collect scrap metal from battlefields to make a symbol of peace and complete the circle.
@Kalkaline @Another3quenc
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coventry_Cross_of_Nails