Feuersturm

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German

Etymology

Feuer +‎ Sturm

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌʃtʊʁm/
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Noun

Feuersturm m (strong, genitive Feuersturmes or Feuersturms, plural Feuerstürme)

  1. firestorm
  2. (historical) the bombing of Hamburg and Dresden in World War II
    • 2023 July 24, Annika Lasarzik, “Als Hamburg im Feuersturm versank”, in Die Zeit:
      Vor 80 Jahren, im Juli 1943, sollten die Deutschen den Sturm ernten, seinen Feuersturm. Hamburg war die erste große Stadt, die mit solch zielgerichteter Grausamkeit und solcher Gründlichkeit vernichtet wurde.
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