13 February 1945, 9.51 pm. Sirens blare out over the ancient city of Dresden. Flying above, RAF Wing Commander Maurice Smith issues an order to incoming 244 Lancaster Bombers ... ‘Come in and bomb…’."

Digital art based on archival image, "Dresden viewed from the city hall after the bombing" #WW2

On this day, 80 years ago, mere days away from Auschwitz's liberation: "The Soviet Army was now making dramatic progress right across the remainder of occupied Poland ... [On] the 24th January they reached [the] modern day border between Poland and Germany ... only 60 miles from Berlin."

My hope and pray for the days ahead. A quote from a WWI general seen at the Imperial War Museum in London.

Paul Nash, We Are Making a New World, Imperial War Museum