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Germans collecting church bells to smelt down for the war effort. Libeň Bridge, Prague, July 1942
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Was this voluntary?
No, they confiscated them for the copper and tin despite the Hague convention of 1907 where it was decided to not do this during war. Needless to say they didn't care.
It would be neat to collect scrap metal from battlefields to make a symbol of peace and complete the circle.
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en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coventry_Cross_of_Nails