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unusual facts about Island of Sylt



Armstrong Whitworth Whitley

With Hampdens, the Whitley made the first bombing raid on German soil on the night of 19/20 March 1940, attacking the Hornum seaplane base on the Island of Sylt.


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All Saints' Day Flood of 1436

Eidum on the island of Sylt was destroyed, its inhabitants left and founded the village of Westerland as a result.

Cliffed coast

A cliffed coast is made of a loose bedrock material, such as at the Red Cliff on the German island of Sylt, but can also occur in hard rock like the red sandstone cliffs on Heligoland.

Denghoog

Denghoog is an ancient monument dating from 3000 BC near Wenningstedt-Braderup on the German Island of Sylt.

Rudolf Augstein

He died on 7 November 2002 from pneumonia and was buried on the island of Sylt.