Dresden Commemorates World War II Firebombing 70th Anniversary

DRESDEN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 13: (From Left to Right) Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, Helma Orosz, Major of Dresden, German President Joachim Gauck, Daniela Schadt and Stanislav Tillich, Governeuer of Saxony, hold hands together in a human chain across the city center in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Allied firebombing of Dresden on February 13, 2015 in Dresden, Germany. On February 13-14, 1945, U.S. and British bombers attacked in successive raids that devastated the city and killed at least 25,000 people. The formation of a human chain has become an annual occurrence that not only commemorates the bombing but also makes a statement against local neo-Nazis, who in years passed have sought to use the anniversary to their own ends. (Photo by Carsten Koall/Getty Images)