Daily Mail: Out of the ashes: Seventy years after the Allies dropped 3,900 tonnes of explosives on Dresden, then-and-now pictures reveal how the city recovered from near-obliteration

* Allied Forces dropped 3,900 tonnes of explosives over Dresden during four raids on 13th-15th February 1945
* The bombings on the east German city destroyed 1,600 acres of its centre, killing an estimated 25,000 people
* The resulting firestorm that engulfed the city centre is said to have reached temperatures of over 1,500C

WNU Editor: We have a tradition in our family of lighting a candle every Friday night .... to remember those who have passed away, historical events, certain special occasions .... tonight .... it will be for Dresden.