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Destroyed during the World War II bombing of Belgrade, on the order of Adolf Hitler himself. [53] Around 500.000 volumes and all collections of the library were destroyed in one of the largest book bonfires in European history. [54] SS. Cyril and Methodius National Library: Sofia: Bulgaria 1943–1944 Allied bombing Allied air forces
Italian libraries suffered damage as a result of allied and German air raids. More than 20 Municipal libraries were destroyed and many public libraries suffered the same fate. It has been estimated that almost 2 million printed works and 39,000 manuscripts were destroyed. [43] Public Library of Milan (200,000 volumes lost) Milan.
Many of the structures were destroyed and rebuilt, some in a slightly different orientation, as evidenced by the photos showing post-hole locations and overlapping wall borders and trenches. A total of seven flat-topped earthen mounds were uncovered, of which six were located on the terrace overlooking Jonathan Creek and the seventh was located ...
Linda Blackford: Jim Hellard, 98, one of the Kentucky’s last living WWII veterans was first interviewed by this paper in 1946. Here’s the follow-up. A soldier, his Nazi dog, the Battle of the ...
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Libraries are a small investment to make in order to ensure we don’t repeat the mistakes of the last world war. In 2020, the total funding for public libraries in the United States was $14.61 ...
There were around 30 different pack horse libraries who served around 100,000 different people in the mountain areas. [9] The libraries also served around 155 schools in these counties by 1937. [4] Breathitt County was an early pack horse library location, opening in 1935. [27] Campbellsville, Kentucky opened a pack horse library on November 3 ...
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