What are the 4 D's of Potsdam?
What are the 4 D's of Potsdam? The term Four Ds refers to the four guiding principles of the allied occupation of Germany after World War II. Resulting from the Potsdam Conference in July to August 1945, they comprise: demilitarisation, denazification, decentralisation, and democratisation.
Was Potsdam destroyed in ww2?
Bombed by the same air force that destroyed Dresden in the second world war, 80% of Potsdam's 300-year-old city centre succumbed to the fatality of war, especially the Old Market Square area where the original City Palace and St. Nicholas Church sat.