2024-09-03 23:09:21
This notemaker could find no source for the claim made. Freiburg was bombed by the Nazis on 10 May 1940 killing 20 children then blaming the RAF. Most likely this poster is refering to this propaganda. The May 15 RAF campaign targeted the Ruhr, nowhere near Marienberg. [Link][Link][Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(10-0-4) Author
2024-09-04 05:19:39
NNN. Complaints about sourcing belong in the comments not community notes. Stop abusing it. NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(0-0-4) Author
2024-09-05 10:28:01
The likely source is "Human Smoke" by N. Baker. "A girls' boarding school in the town of Marienberg was damaged by incendiary bombs, said the (German) high command. The girls were away, however, when the raid occurred." citing "Charge Bombing at Random," NYT, May 19, 1940. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(0-0-1) Author