Full now, yea, more than full, behold our devastation:
The frantic drum beat and the brazen horde, the thundering siege gun and the blood-slick sword
Devour all diligence and sweat and careful preparation.
The church is overthrown, our mighty men are slain;
The town hall lies in dust, our towers burn; Virgins are raped, and everywhere we turn
Are fire, plague and death to pierce us....heart and brain.
from 'Tears of the Fatherland' by Andreas Gryphius 1637
BOOK BURNINGS SELECTIVE CENSORSHIP
DESTRUCTION OF GERMAN MONUMENTS
THE SORRY FATE OF GERMAN POW'S
MASS RAPE OF GERMAN WOMEN BY RED ARMY