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This image was selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 18 October 2020. It was captioned as follows: English: Lauenstein Castle in Upper Franconia is a medieval hilltop castle where English pounds were counterfeited by prisoners during the Second World War to destabilize the currency of the war opponents. From March to June 1944, Admiral Wilhelm Canaris was under house arrest in the castle. Other languages:
Čeština: Bavorský hrad Lauenstein v Horních Frankách byl místem, kde váleční vězni za druhé světové války padělali anglické libry, aby destabilizovali nepřátelskou měnu. Od března do června 1944 zde byl admirál Wilhelm Canaris v domácím vězení za své protinacistické postoje. English: Lauenstein Castle in Upper Franconia is a medieval hilltop castle where English pounds were counterfeited by prisoners during the Second World War to destabilize the currency of the war opponents. From March to June 1944, Admiral Wilhelm Canaris was under house arrest in the castle. Español: Vista del castillo Lauenstein en la cima de una colina en Alta Franconia, Alemania. Lauenstein es un castillo medieval donde, durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, los prisioneros tuvieron que producir billetes de libras esterlinas falsificados con el objetivo de desestabilizar la moneda británica. También sirvió como prisión para el almirante alemán Wilhelm Canaris quien estuvo bajo arresto domiciliario en el castillo de marzo a junio de 1944. Français : Le château de Lauenstein en Haute-Franconie (Allemagne). C'est dans ce château médiéval que des prisonniers falsifièrent des Livres anglaises pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, afin de déstabiliser financièrement leurs ennemis. De mars à juin 1944, l'amiral allemand Wilhelm Canaris fut également détenu dans ce château. Magyar: A Lauenstein-kastély, amelyben a második világháború alatt angol fontot hamisítottak a foglyok, hogy destabilizálják a háborús ellenfelek pénzét. 1944 márciusától júniusáig Wilhelm Canaris admirálist házi őrizetben tartották a kastélyban (Felső-Frankföld, Németország) Nederlands: De hoogteburcht Lauenstein in het gelijknamige stadsdeel van Ludwigsstadt in de Duitse deelstaat Beieren Português: Vista do Castelo de Lauenstein no topo de uma colina na Alta Francônia, Alemanha. Lauenstein é um castelo medieval onde libras esterlinas foram falsificadas por prisioneiros durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial para desestabilizar a moeda britânica Македонски: Замокот Лауенштајн во Горна Франконија, Германија. |
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