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Germans collecting church bells to smelt down for the war effort. Libeň Bridge, Prague, July 1942 (sh.itjust.works)
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[-] Rumbelows@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Yep, and the metal was not weapons-quality so almost none of it was used as ‘advertised’ was mostly a propaganda thing to make people feel like they were helping.

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