80 Jahre Kriegsende – auch in Amberg ein denkwürdiger Tag

Erinnert man sich an den Zweiten Weltkrieg, so meinen viele, Amberg sei von Bomben und Zerstörung verschont geblieben. Lange Zeit war das auch so, kurz vor Kriegsende geriet die Stadt dann aber doch noch ins Visier der Streitkräfte.

von Susanne Schwab

80 Jahre Kriegsende - Vortrag von Dieter Dörner im großen Rathaussaal.

Bild: Wolfgang Steinbacher

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