Before WW2, Dresden was considered Germany’s most beautiful city. In February 1945, with the same mindset that characterizes NATO criminal warmongers today, British and American commanders decided to turn it into rubble with extensive fire-bombing, which took place over 13–15 February 1945. Why? It had no military importance.

After the war, the East German regime decided to restore some of the most important buildings, but many others were simply replaced with ugly Communist plattenbau. Since 1990 more has been restored so today you get some feel for the way it used to be.

The film below seems to date from about 1935. A short film by the East Germans from 1956 after the rubble had been removed and some buildings restored is here.