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Dora Davidsohn
Dora Schaul (born Dora Davidsohn, 21 September 1913 – 8 August 1999) was a German woman noted particularly for her undercover work at official offices in German military administration in occupied France during World War II, German-occupied France during World War II. She passed on significant information to the French Resistance. Her experiences and those of numerous other German opponents of the Nazism, National Socialist (Nazi) regime in Germany were described in her 1973 book ''Résistance – Erinnerungen deutscher Antifaschisten'' (''Résistance — Memories of German Antifascists''). She has been honored in France by the naming of a street in Brens, Tarn, and in Germany by a plaque near her long-time residence in Berlin. Life Early years Dora Davidsohn was born in Berlin into a Jewish family. When she was aged 4 the family relocated to Essen where they set up a small shop, specialising in Receiver (radio), radios and phonographs. She attended a :de:Handelsschule, commercia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin
Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, highest population within its city limits of any city in the European Union. The city is also one of the states of Germany, being the List of German states by area, third smallest state in the country by area. Berlin is surrounded by the state of Brandenburg, and Brandenburg's capital Potsdam is nearby. The urban area of Berlin has a population of over 4.6 million and is therefore the most populous urban area in Germany. The Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region, Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's second-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr region, as well as the List of EU metropolitan areas by GDP, fifth-biggest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
