The very first bomb that the Allies dropped on Berlin in World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo

The very first bomb that the Allies dropped on Berlin in World
War Two killed the only elephant left in the beautiful, world
famous Berlin Zoo. On November 26-27, 1943, British
Blockbuster bombs freed a number of wild animals from
Berlin's zoo and several large and potentially dangerous
animals: leopards, panthers, jaguars and apes, escaped. When
the animals got loose, they were panicked and bewildered.
Elephant house, Berlin Zoo, in 1844, left



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