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Round 1 · 1945 AD
Destruction of Dresden by Firebombing
In the final months of World War II, Allied bomber fleets dropped thousands of tons of explosives and incendiaries on Dresden, creating a devastating firestorm that leveled the historic baroque city center.
Round 2 · 1848 AD
Frankfurt Parliament Convenes in Paulskirche
Swept up in a wave of revolutionary fervor, the first freely elected parliament for all of Germany met in a Frankfurt church to draft a democratic constitution, though their efforts ultimately failed.
Round 3 · 1521 AD
Diet of Worms Hears Martin Luther
Summoned before Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, Martin Luther famously refused to recant his writings, reportedly declaring 'Here I stand, I can do no other,' forever fracturing Western Christianity.
Round 4 · 9 AD
Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
A coalition of Germanic tribes led by Arminius ambushed and annihilated three Roman legions. The disastrous defeat forced the Roman Empire to abandon its plans to conquer Germania beyond the Rhine.
Round 5 · 1856 AD
Discovery of the Neanderthal 1 Skull
Quarrymen clearing a limestone cave near Düsseldorf uncovered a strange skull and bones. Initially thought to be a deformed modern human, it became the first recognized specimen of a new species: Homo neanderthalensis.